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• silt — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ The water contains fine silt. … OF SILT ▪ deposit, layer ▪ The wreck was covered in a fine layer of silt …   Collocations dictionary

• Silt — is soil or rock derived granular material of a grain size between sand and clay. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body. It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body. Source Silt is… …   Wikipedia

• Silt — (s[i^]lt), n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. se[ o]n to filter, s[=i]gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. s[imac]han, Icel. s[imac]a,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• silt — ► NOUN ▪ fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment. ► VERB ▪ fill or block with silt. DERIVATIVES siltation noun silty adjective. ORIGIN probably originally denoting a salty deposit; related to… …   English terms dictionary

• silt|stone — «SIHLT STOHN», noun. a fine grained rock formed of consolidated silt …   Useful english dictionary

• silt — siltation, n. silty, adj. /silt/, n. 1. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. v.i. 2. to become filled or choked up with silt. v.t. 3. to fill or choke up with silt. [1400 50; late… …   Universalium

• Silt out — A silt out is a situation when underwater visibility is rapidly reduced to zero.It often happens from divers swimfins disturbing silt, particularly in caves or in still fresh water.Another common cause when penetrating wrecks is bubbles from… …   Wikipedia

• silt — /sɪlt / (say silt) noun 1. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like, carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. –verb (i) Also, silt up. 2. to become filled or choked up with silt. –verb (t) Also, silt up. 3. to fill or choke up …  

• fine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy, hefty, huge, large, massive, stiff, substantial ▪ He was forced to pay a hefty fine …   Collocations dictionary

• silt — [[t]sɪ̱lt[/t]] silts, silting, silted N UNCOUNT Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river. The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation. Phrasal Verbs: silt up …   English dictionary

• silt — [[t]sɪlt[/t]] n. 1) gel earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment 2) gel to become filled or choked up with silt 3) gel to fill or choke up with silt • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME cylte… …   From formal English to slang