Sediment
/sˈɛdəmənt/
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Definition
(noun) A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Sentence Examples
By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.
The Mississippi River carries millions of tons of nutrient-rich sediment into the Gulf each year.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The river deposited layers of ____ on the floodplain each time it burst its banks.