siltnoun [ U ]
uk/sɪlt/us/sɪlt/sand or soil that is carried along by flowing water and then dropped, especially at a bend in a river or at a river's opening
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Soil
- aerator
- boulder clay
- chalk
- dirt
- grit
- ground
- heavy
- laterite
- limy
- loam
- mudslide
- ooze
- ore
- peat bog
- sandy
- sediment
- sod
- soil science
- topsoil
- worm cast
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