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ALLUVIAL CONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
Synonyms:
alluvial cone; alluvial fan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("alluvial cone" is a kind of...):
geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)