alluvial fan

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alluvial fan

noun alluvial fans

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

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noun cone-shaped heap of alluvium

Español	abanico aluvial, cono de deyección
中文	沖積扇 /冲积扇 chōngjīshàn
Português	leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção
Français	cône de déjection, cône alluvial
Deutsch	Schwemmkegel
Italiano	conoide di deiezione
Русский	ко́нус вы́носа kónus výnosa

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@misc{alluvial_fan_2026,
  title = {alluvial fan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alluvial%20fan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}