noun see: lye Date: 1536 the wash or flow of water against a shore, flood , inundation, alluvium , an accession to land by the gradual addition of matter (as by deposit of alluvium) that then belongs to the owner of the land to which it is added
ALLUVION
Meaning of ALLUVION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012