Definition of Alluvions. Meaning of Alluvions. Synonyms of Alluvions

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Definition of Alluvions

Alluvion
Alluvion Al*lu"vi*on, n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank. 2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. --Lyell. 3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. --R. Cobden. 4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

Meaning of Alluvions from wikipedia

- Alluvion, is a Roman law method of acquisition of heritable property (land). The typical cause is sediment (alluvium) deposited by a river. This sediment...
- published in 1690. Drawing upon concepts from Roman law, Furetière defined alluvion (the French term for alluvium) as new land formed by deposition of sediments...
- department lies on the Guiana Shield. Soil lacks sediments due to the lack of alluvions from rivers coming from the Andes mountains. Climate in the department...
- dos ares", Globo Rural, ISSN 0102-6178, 11:129, July 1996, pp. 40 and 42 Alluvion of the Lower Schwalm near Borken Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine...
- The various methods may be classified as: Land to land by accretion or alluvion Movables to land or fixtures Movables to movables Movables added to by...
- Agency in British India 1890 Lal Mohun Doss The Law of Riparian Rights: Alluvion and Fishery 1891 Maulvi ****med Yusoof Khan Bahadur ****medan Law Relating...
- Stockholm Förhandlingar. 46 (3–4): 316–324. doi:10.1080/11035892409442370. "Alluvion comes as a surprise". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Woodward...
- agent Agreement Air rights Alienation Allodial, Allodium Allodial title Alluvion Amenity American Land Title ****ociation (ALTA) Americans with Disabilities...
- stiff and wooded slopes. The bottom of the valley is covered with cla**** alluvions ; it is flat and wet, flooded in winter, with beautiful natural meadows...
- (Epilobium fleischeri) and yellow mountain saxifrage (Saxifraga anizoides), typical pioneer plants of alluvions and moraines, have colonised the area....