layer of silt

collocation in English

meaningsoflayerandsilt

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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silt
noun[U]
uk
/sɪlt/us
/sɪlt/
sand or soil that is carried along by flowing water and then dropped, especially at a bend in a river or at a ...
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(Definition oflayerandsiltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The proposal envisages the removal of alayerofsiltmaterial in order to extract aggregate from beneath it.
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Under alayerofsilt, one finds argillaceous chalk and flints.
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Removing thelayerofsilton diving visits has revealed the tread pattern is still sharp and clear.
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The bottom of the lake is covered with thicklayerofsiltsapropel (a sort of ooze used as fertilizer and for other purposes).
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The rich thicklayerofsilt, branches, and dead leaves behind the old dam is the ideal habitat for wetland species.
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Because of the surfacelayerofsiltloam and slow permeability in the clayey subsoil, the soils are ideal for rice production.
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Trenches nearby have uncovered two layers of peat sandwiching a layer of peat and sand over a thicklayerofsilt.
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This sorting is responsible for the stratified layers of silt, sand and gravel at the ice margin which create the delta.
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The river flows atop layers of silt that built up within an ancient river valley around 10,000-15,000 years ago.
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Recent large floods have been noted to deposit thick layers of silt, destroying plants.
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Flood plain conditions caused layers of silt to form between the sand.
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