alluvion
Example Sentences
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Except at the season of floods, it is not navigable; but the alluvion through which it flows is very productive, while the pine forest immediately to the west is sterile.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
Further down, abrupt cliffs and overhanging precipices are frequently seen at the termination of the river alluvion.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
Such is the sylva that covers the alluvion of Louisiana.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
The hoof of my horse no longer sinks in light sand or dark alluvion.
From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne
They dwelt chiefly in the “dense, dank forests” found growing on the low alluvion of the Atlantic coast.
From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)
