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 alluvions
noun
as in floods
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
- floods
- torrents
- flood tides
- streams
- tides
- inundations
- influxes
- rivers
- baths
- overflows
- blizzards
- cataracts
- deluges
- waterfalls
- avalanches
- spates
- cataclysms
- outflows
- fluxes
- currents
- outpourings
- cascades
- inflows
- Niagaras
- engulfments
- cloudbursts
- surpluses
- superabundances
- excesses
- oversupplies
- flushes
- surfeits
- overabundances
- gushes
- washouts
- gluts
- discharges
- overages
- overmuch
- superfluities
- overkills
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- droughts
- drouths
- drips
- trickles
- dribbles