Solid material deposited along a shore by
accretion.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
alluvion (noun)1.
the wash or flow of water against a shore
2.
- flood inundation
3.
- alluvium
4.
an accession to land by the gradual addition of matter (as by deposit of ) that then belongs to the owner of the land to which it is added - alluvium , also the land so added
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
alluvion (noun)a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
SYNONYMS:
alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrentRELATED WORDS:
current, river, stream, tide; cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring; flux, inflow, influx; engulfment, washout; avalanche, blizzard; cascade, waterfall; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplusNEAR ANTONYMS:
dribble, drip, trickle
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