n.

1. See alluvium.
2. The flow of water against a shore or bank.
3. Inundation by water; flood.
4. Law. The increasing of land area along a shore by deposited alluvium or by the recession of water.

[Latin alluviō, alluviōn-, from alluere, to wash against : ad-, ad- + -luere, to wash.]

noun

An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain: cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, inundation, Niagara, overflow, torrent. Chiefly British spate. See big/small/amount.

Deposits of sedimentary material (earth, sand, gravel, etc.) which have accumulated gradually and imperceptibly along the bank of a river, 47 A. 745, 747; the term may also apply to such accumulations along the bank of the sea, 134 U.S. 178, 189; alluvion is the result of the process of accretion, and any alluvion is considered "an inherent and essential attribute of the original property," Id., i.e., a part of the property to which it has become attached, 192 S.W. 2d 338, 348; whether the effect of natural or artificial causes, alluvion must accumulate so gradually that the change from moment to moment cannot be visibly perceived. 55 P. 2d. 90, 92. See also reliction; avulsion.

IN BRIEF: n. - Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down; The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; Gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment.

Tutor's tip: "Alluvion" is the flow of water against a shore that sometimes deposits "alluvium" (silt or sand deposited by flowing water). When the wind deposits material such as sand or rock, the correct term is "eluvium."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - oversvømmelse, aflejringer

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanslibbing, uitbreiding van land door werking van water, golfslag, overstroming

Français (French)
n. - alluvion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anschwemmung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωλ.) πρόσχωση, αλλούβιον

Italiano (Italian)
alluvione, (dir.) avulsione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aluvião (m) (f) (Geol.) (fig.) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
нанос земли, намыв, наводнение

Español (Spanish)
n. - aluvión, inundación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - översvämning, avlagring

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
沙洲, 冲积地

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 沙洲, 沖積地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (파도의)들이침, 충적층, 증지(물 때문에 강가.해안에 증대한 토지)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 波の打ち寄せ, 洪水, 氾濫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فيضان, طمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סחופת, משקע, מבול‬

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