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What does alluvion mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
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I examined the contents with great care and found a few grains of gold in the alluvion!
The deposites of alluvion along the banks betray a similar origin of gradual accumulation by the annual floods.
As the alluvion is carried on, the slope of the stream will become steeper and steeper the higher one goes.
Thou hast broken from the hills that enchained thee, and now rollest far and free, cleaving a wide way through thine own alluvion.
I amble into the water and let the warm alluvion wash over my aching feet and take in the view.
Fig. 1 Cumulative distribution function of the download happening in sessions for different segment sizes in the workload alluvion.

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