alluvial soil

collocation in English

meaningsofalluvialandsoil

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alluvial
adjective
uk
/əˈluː.vi.əl/us
/əˈluː.vi.əl/
made up of sand and earth left by rivers, ...
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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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(Definition ofalluvialandsoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second is a more recently formedalluvialsoilthat makes up the river banks and on which the gallery forests are found.
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Whenalluvialsoilfills an estuary, when a dust bowl is created, when epidemics or epizootics occur, tremendous pressures are brought to bear upon living things.
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It was richalluvialsoilcapable of growing tremendous crops.
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There are mud flats and analluvialsoil.
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First of all there is the low, flat coastal land,alluvialsoil, which was formerly below the sea.
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The flats were covered with huge deposits ofalluvialsoilwhich became lush with vegetation and teamed with wildlife.
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Due to seasonal flooding in spring and autumn, fertilealluvialsoilalong the river bank is spread across the valley.
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The neglect of the canals, however, and the elevation of thealluvialsoilhave nearly obliterated its site.
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This soil series ranges from deep and fairly well-drained to poorly-drainedalluvialsoil.
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The area is a flood plain withalluvialsoildeposits up to 30ft m deep.
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In the estuaries,alluvialsoilis deposited, creating low tidal flats.
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These arealluvialsoil, which by nature are easily eroded and deemed unsuitable for development.
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Alpine marmots prefer alpine meadows and high-altitude pastures and colonies, where they live in deep burrow systems situated inalluvialsoilor rocky areas.
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The river also provides the differentalluvialsoiltypes found around the region, which included granite, red clay, loam and gravel.
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Wild plants living in the richalluvialsoilof the two rivers could be supplemented with fish, shellfish, and waterfowl.
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The eastern tract consists of richalluvialsoil, well watered, and subject to fertilizing inundations, yielding heavy crops of coarse rice, oil-seeds and jute.
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The soil of the district is mostly fertile,alluvialsoil.
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He purchased of lightly timberedalluvialsoil, some of the best grazing land in the district, for a price of 1,920.
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