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Word: Silt
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: probably originally denoting a salty deposit and of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish and Norwegian sylt ‘salt marsh’, also to salt
sɪlt
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour.
Short Definition:fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as sediment
Word: Silt
Speech Type: Verb
sɪlt
become filled or blocked with silt
Short Definition:become filled or blocked with silt
Examples:- the river's mouth had silted up
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