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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012