siltationn.
/sɪlˈteɪʃən/ The action or result of silting. Frequently attributive.
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1932 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 232 70 Siltation Records.—As there is a considerable quantity of silt in circulation in Bombay harbour, a detailed investigation was carried out.
1932 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 232 71 Special Siltation Records at Harbour-Mouth.
1949 Radio Times 15 July 7/3 On the foreshore the cunning Dutch made ‘siltation fields’... The incoming tides deposit mud in these fields which gradually rise until they are above sea level. Then a dyke is built.
1967 L. E. Cronin in G. H. Lauff Estuaries 671/1 The Potomac is a very flashy river... Droughts, floods, heavy siltation,..all present problems in its control.
1977 Offshore Engineer Aug. 48/4 The Port needed accurate and quick surveying to assess the siltation characteristics.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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