alluvion 2
noundomain: natural phenomenon
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Examples
- 1.plains fertilized by annual inundations
Synonyms
- flood 1
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- inundation 1
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- deluge 3
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land


