Synonyms for alluvion

Noun

1. alluvion, geological process, geologic process

usage: gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

2. flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion, geological phenomenon

usage: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

3. alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvium, alluvion, sediment, deposit

usage: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down