silt

silt
noun
ADJECTIVE
fine

The water contains fine silt.

… OF SILT
deposit, layer

The wreck was covered in a fine layer of silt.

VERB + SILT
deposit

During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.

remove
be covered in, be covered with
SILT + NOUN
deposit
PREPOSITION
with silt

The tunnel had been blocked with silt.


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  • Silt — Silt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silting}.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Silt — Silt, CO U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 1740 Housing Units (2000): 668 Land area (2000): 2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Silt, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 1740 Housing Units (2000): 668 Land area (2000): 2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Silt — Silt, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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