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silt: noun
silt up: intransitive verb

silt [sɪlt] N no pl

silt

ил m

silt up VB intr

silt up

заи́ливаться

silt up

заноси́ть и́лом

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This silt was then put to use for strengthening of embankment and building of islands as wintering grounds for migratory birds. en.wikipedia.org

This can provide the fertile silt for farms along river. en.wikipedia.org

Much of this silt is deposited at the mouth of the river or in the bay. en.wikipedia.org

An example of advection is the transport of pollutants or silt in a river by bulk water flow downstream. en.wikipedia.org

Emerald darters prefer gravel substrates that lack silt. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the dust carried by dust storms is in the form of silt-size particles. en.wikipedia.org

An example of re-cutting would be a roadside ditch being re-cut and emptied of silt and detritus as a form of maintenance. en.wikipedia.org

These silts were used briefly in the 18th and 19th centuries for making bricks. en.wikipedia.org

The gutters have been subsequently infilled with fine sand and silt which shows signs of pyritisation. en.wikipedia.org

This sorting is responsible for the stratified layers of silt, sand and gravel at the ice margin which create the delta. en.wikipedia.org

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