Alluvion (noun)
a-loo-vee-un
A gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
Alluvion, “an increase of land on a shore by the action of water,” comes from Latin alluviō, “an overflowing,” in which the -luv- element comes from lavāre, “to wash.”
Example sentences
“As they took from the river they created an alluvion downstream.”
