alluvion
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uːviən
Noun edit
alluvion (countable and uncountable, plural alluvions)
- (law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alluvion f (plural alluvions)
Further reading edit
- “alluvion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.