sediment
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There was so much sediment floating around that a flashlight was no use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Divers’ primary tool was a vacuum-like system called a dredge, which sucked up sediment from inside the wreck and deposited it into baskets on the sea floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Take Lough Neagh – by scientists' estimation, approximately four decades' worth of phosphorus, the nutrient that stimulates growth, are stored in its sediment.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He notes that without his previous experience recognizing fossilized wasp nests, he might have simply cleaned away the unusual sediment during fossil preparation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The magnets kept shorting out for reasons the engineers were able to diagnose only after opening one up, when they discovered its cooling oil had been thoroughly contaminated by rust, metal shavings, and sediment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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