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siltage

siltage noun: a mass of silt.

Noun

siltage (uncountable)

  1. A mass of silt.
    • In some areas it was serious, and it caused siltage. The effect of siltage on reservoirs was to reduce their efficiency. The authority estimated, in 1936, that about one third of the storage capacity of the Hales Bar Reservoir had been lost to siltage in twenty-three years.1992, Donald Davidson, The Tennessee: The New River: Civil War to TVA, page 290

Questions about siltage

What does siltage mean?
Siltage means a mass of silt.
What part of speech is siltage?
Siltage is a noun.

Words near siltage in the dictionary

  1. silska rada
  2. silski rady
  3. Silsoe
  4. silt
  5. silt up
  6. siltage
  7. siltation
  8. siltations
  9. siltbush
  10. silted
  11. silted up

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