alluvion
noun
al·lu·vi·on ə-ˈlü-vē-ən 
1
: the wash or flow of water against a shore
2
: flood, inundation
3
: alluvium
4
: an accession to land by the gradual addition of matter (as by deposit of alluvium) that then belongs to the owner of the land to which it is added
also : the land so added
Synonyms
- bath
- cataclysm
- cataract
- deluge
- flood
- flood tide
- inundation
- Niagara
- overflow
- spate
- torrent
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions
Word History
Etymology
Latin alluvion-, alluvio, from alluere to flow past, deposit (of water), from ad- + lavere to wash — more at lye
First Known Use
circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
alluvion
noun
al·lu·vi·on ə-ˈlü-vē-ən
: material (as clay, silt, sand, or gravel) deposited by running water
especially : the land added by the gradual or imperceptible accumulation of such material along a bank or shore
alluvion formed in front of the property of several owners is divided equitably 
Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Code alluvion
noun
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- flood
- torrent
- inundation
- river
- tide
- stream
- flood tide
- deluge
- influx
- overflow
- outflow
- avalanche
- bath
- blizzard
- cataract
- spate
- cataclysm
- inflow
- waterfall
- cloudburst
- current
- cascade
- Niagara
- outpouring
- surplus
- flux
- gush
- overmuch
- discharge
- excess
- surfeit
- washout
- engulfment
- superabundance
- overabundance
- superfluity
- glut
- flush
- oversupply
- overage
- overkill
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- drought
- drouth
- trickle
- drip
- dribble