Thesaurus / alluvium
FEEDBACK- land
- dirt
- terrain
- shore
- surface
- coast
- mud
- clay
- dust
- turf
- gravel
- clod
- sod
- muck
- compost
- deposit
- mold
- fill
- terra firma
- sand
- marl
- loam
- subsoil
- topsoil
- humus
- glebe
- dry land
- peat moss
- terrane
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How to use alluvium in a sentence
In his wanderings, he had panned the alluvium of many small streams and had recovered more than the usual amount of gold.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYPerhaps the alluvium of a great river like the McKenzie, has determined this displacement.
THE ETHNOLOGY OF THE BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIESROBERT GORDON LATHAMThe soil of Egypt is, then, simply an alluvium mixed with the sand which the winds bring from the Desert.
THE DESERT WORLDARTHUR MANGINAlluvium, al-lū′vi-um, n. the mass of water-borne matter deposited by rivers on lower lands:—pl.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 1 OF 4: A-D)VARIOUSThe shores of Lake St. Clair are formed of a fertile alluvium, resting on drift.
SUMMARY NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATORY EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IN 1820HENRY ROWE SCHOOLCRAFTThe granite of this round world lies underneath, and the alluvium settles on the surface.
A NEW ATMOSPHEREGAIL HAMILTONThus, trees have often been preferred from high, hard hills, to transplant in good loam or alluvium.
SOIL CULTUREJ. H. WALDENAlthough peaches will do quite well on light soil, yet they do better on a rich deep loam, or alluvium.
SOIL CULTUREJ. H. WALDENBetween this and the water the current had deposited an immense quantity of alluvium.
THE LIFE OF JOHN MARSHALL VOLUME 4 OF 4ALBERT J. BEVERIDGEIt would be interesting to know the thickness of the alluvium.
THE GEOLOGICAL STORY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHTJ. CECIL HUGHESSYNONYM OF THE DAY
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.