ALLUVIONS

Noun

alluvions

plural of alluvion

Anagrams

• villanous

Source: Wiktionary

ALLUVION

Al*lu"vi*on, n. Etym: [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.]

1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. Lyell.

3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. R. Cobden.

4. (Law)

Definition: An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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