a 1 l 1 l 1 u 1 v 4 i 1 o 1 n 1
8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
noun clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
originBorrowed from Latin alluviō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0