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fluvial terrace

fluvial terrace noun: long terraces that develop on the sides of a floodplain or valley through erosion by flowing water.

Noun

fluvial terrace (plural fluvial terraces)

  1. Long terraces that develop on the sides of a floodplain or valley through erosion by flowing water.

Forms of fluvial terrace

pluralfluvial terraces

Questions about fluvial terrace

What does fluvial terrace mean?
Fluvial terrace means long terraces that develop on the sides of a floodplain or valley through erosion by flowing water.
What part of speech is fluvial terrace?
Fluvial terrace is a noun.
What is the plural of fluvial terrace?
The plural of fluvial terrace is fluvial terraces.

Words near fluvial terrace in the dictionary

  1. fluvent
  2. fluventic
  3. fluvents
  4. Fluvia
  5. fluvial
  6. fluvial terrace
  7. fluvial terraces
  8. fluvialist
  9. fluvialists
  10. fluviality
  11. fluvially

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