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alluvial fan

Syllabification: (al·lu·vi·al fan)

Entry from US Dictionary

Definition of alluvial fan

noun

  • a fan-shaped mass of alluvium deposited as the flow of a river decreases in velocity.

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Definition of alluvial fan in the US English dictionary

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