1 February 2017

alluvion

[uh-loo-vee-uh n]

noun

1. Law. a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
2. overflow; flood.
3. Now Rare. alluvium.

Origin of alluvion

Latin

1530-1540; < Latin alluviōn- (stem of alluviō an overflowing), equivalent to al- al- + -luv-, base of -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for alluvion

Historical Examples

alluvion is the name for an accession of land washed up on the sea-shore or on a river-bank by the waters.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)
Lassa Francis Oppenheim

The deposites of alluvion along the banks betray a similar origin of gradual accumulation by the annual floods.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI)
Various

Springs are common in the alluvion, and more frequently than in the case of drift, they can be found by boring.
Water Supply: the Present Practice of Sinking and Boring Wells
Ernest Spon

Anagram

ulna viol

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