ALLUVIAL FAN

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 I. (noun) 

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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 fan" is a kind of...):

geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)

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