English noun: alluvial sediment | |||
| 1. | alluvial sediment (object) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||
| Synonyms | alluvial deposit, alluvion, alluvium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, sediment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | delta, placer | ||
| Substance holonym | alluvial soil | ||