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silt

noun as in sediment

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Sheres said the area has a highly plastic clay and silt material that require a different approach to construction.

Madanhire says farming along the banks that way causes erosion and puts more silt and debris in the water for everyone downstream.

Manzini says migrants have overrun several local rivers, taxing water supplies and stirring up so much silt that the debris is obstructing three dams as well as many smaller streams in the area.

Over time, as the lake’s edge expanded and contracted with shifts in climate, it left behind distinct layers of clay, silt, and sand.

They know that the artificial lifelines from Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which have existed for just a geological blink of an eye, are filling with silt and approaching dead pool.

The quality of water eventually becomes a concern, as reservoirs drop and salt and silt become more concentrated.

The subdead were coming, walking out of the silt formed fog.

The only question is whether the oil will escape through fractures in the well's steel casing into the surrounding silt and rock.

The less its rate of fall and the greater the amount of silt it obtains from its tributaries, the more winding its course becomes.

The floor of the valley was silt, sand and gravel—they would find nothing there.

Its very rich silt gives the lands on its banks the green charm of rich crops and pleasant trees.

The sandy bed then becomes full from bank to bank, and the silt laden waters spill over into the cultivated lowlands beyond.

The coffee was brown as floodwater silt, heavy with sugar, and very hot; and the cups had no handles.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to silt, such as: residue, sand, deposit, and settlings.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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