silt
Example Sentences
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The nearby La Baells reservoir is down to 25%, and in some places only a trickle of water cuts through the layers of silt that used to be underwater.
From Seattle Times
Depending on where you live, your soil will contain different amounts of sand, silt and clay which can all impact how a plant grows.
From Salon
When the cyclone hit, the infrastructure designed to stop the main rivers from flooding collapsed, completely burying his orchard in mud and potentially toxic silt.
From BBC
Water flowing through topsoil has already been filtered of this silt, so fabrics are unnecessary.
From Seattle Times
Her 5-month-old calf Penelope was standing up to her knees in silt from the creek, shivering.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
