"deltal" meaning in All languages combined

See deltal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deltal (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to or deposited by a (river) delta. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-deltal-en-adj-LW2EojLQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1925, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin, page 38",
          "text": "[…] filled with alluvial deposits which finally rose above sea level except at the mouths of the valleys where wave action has been sufficiently strong to carry the sediment seaward and thus prevent the accumulation of deltal deposits.",
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