colluvium

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Noun
  • The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • There's no sediment to be found here, just a nice, bold cup of coffee.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • Most early pterosaurs are found in oceanic sediments.
    Sara Schilling July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Without the seasonal delivery of silt, the floodplains of Assam and Bangladesh will lose their natural fertility.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Crews will remove debris and hundreds of sandbags, wash surfaces and remove silt or mud up to several inches thick.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the soils are rich in marl and sandstone, locally referred to as ponca.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Throwing that detritus away is the third-most expensive component of sweeping.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • The swollen river has receded, leaving behind heartbreaking signs of the devastation: little girls’ suitcases and clothes strewn along the wrecked cabin grounds and plush toys caked with detritus, twisted metal and gnarled vehicles.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 8 July 2025
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“Colluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvium. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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