"alluvial fan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alluvial fans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alluvial fan (plural alluvial fans)
  1. A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river. Categories (topical): Geography Translations (cone-shaped heap of alluvium): 沖積扇 (Chinese Mandarin), 冲积扇 (chōngjīshàn) (Chinese Mandarin), uhtekuhik (Estonian), alluviaalikeila (Finnish), cône de déjection [masculine] (French), cône alluvial [masculine] (French), Schwemmkegel [masculine] (German), fean glárach [masculine] (Irish), conoide di deiezione [masculine] (Italian), leque aluvial [masculine] (Portuguese), cone aluvial [masculine] (Portuguese), cone de dejeção [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́нус вы́носа (kónus výnosa) [masculine] (Russian), abanico aluvial [masculine] (Spanish), cono de deyección [masculine] (Spanish)

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