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alluvion

n. கடல் ஆறு ஆகியவற்றின் கரை அரிப்பு, வௌ஢ளம், நீர்ப்பெருக்கு, வண்டல், (சட்.) நீரின் செயலால் புதுவதாக நிலம் உருவாதல்.


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


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