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alluvials

alluvials noun: deposits of sediment formed over a long period of time by rivers; layers of alluvium.

Noun

alluvials pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Deposits of sediment formed over a long period of time by rivers; layers of alluvium.

Questions about alluvials

What does alluvials mean?
Alluvials means deposits of sediment formed over a long period of time by rivers; layers of alluvium.
What part of speech is alluvials?
Alluvials is a noun.

Words near alluvials in the dictionary

  1. alluvial plain
  2. alluvial plains
  3. alluvial terrace
  4. alluvial terraces
  5. alluvially
  6. alluvials
  7. alluviate
  8. alluviated
  9. alluviates
  10. alluviating
  11. alluviation

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