1. Plural of alluvial; deposits of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing water, typically in river valleys and deltas.
Usage: Usually used in plural form or as a mass noun in geological and environmental contexts.

Examples

• The river deposited rich alluvials across the floodplain each spring.
• Farmers prize the alluvials left behind after floods because they enrich the soil.
• Geologists studied the layers of alluvials to understand the region's geological history.
• The delta was built up over millennia by alluvials carried downstream.
• Mining operations in the area extract gold from ancient alluvials.