SILTING


Meaning of SILTING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of silt (II)

1. : the process by which a stream deposits silt behind a dam or other place of retarded flow : siltation

2. : the act of filling old mine workings hydraulically with fine waste material

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