alluvium

• Nom désignant un dépôt sédimentaire tel que argile, limon ou gravier, transporté et déposé par l'eau courante, généralement là où le courant ralentit.

A noun referring to sediment such as clay, silt, or gravel that is transported and deposited by flowing water, typically where the current slows down.

indénombrable

1. Sediment depositC1formal

   Soil, clay, silt, or gravel that is transported and deposited by flowing water, typically in riverbeds, floodplains, or deltas.

   Alluvion (dépôt sédimentaire)

   • The fertile valley was formed by layers of alluvium deposited over centuries.
   • Farmers rely on alluvium to enrich the soil for their crops.
   • Geologists studied the alluvium to understand the river's ancient path.

   Synonymesalluvial depositalluvial sedimentalluvion