al|lu|vi|on

al|lu|vi|on «uh LOO vee uhn», noun.

1. = alluvium. (Cf. ↑alluvium)

2. the wash or flow of water against a shore.

3. a flood.

4. Law. the formation of new land by the slow deposits made by flowing water or waves.

╂[< Latin alluviō, -ōnis < alluere wash against < ad- against + lavere wash]