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alluvial_fan

alluvial fan

English

Noun

alluvial fan ‎(plural alluvial fans)

A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river.

Translations

cone-shaped heap of alluvium

Estonian: uhtekuhik
Finnish: rinnekeila
French: cône de déjection m

German: Schwemmkegel m
Portuguese: leque aluvial m, cone aluvial m, cone de dejeção m
Russian: ко́нус вы́носа m ‎(kónus výnosa)
Spanish: abanico aluvial m, cono de deyección m

See also

Wikipedia article on alluvial fans