alluvial fan

English

Noun

alluvial fan (plural alluvial fans)

A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river.

Translations

cone-shaped heap of alluvium

Estonian: uhtekuhik
Finnish: alluviaalikeila
French: cône de déjection m, cône alluvial m
German: Schwemmkegel m

Portuguese: leque aluvial m, cone aluvial m, cone de dejeção m
Russian: ко́нус вы́носа m (kónus výnosa)
Spanish: abanico aluvial m, cono de deyección m

See also

Wikipedia article on alluvial fans

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