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Meaning of
silt
in English
silt
us
//sɪlt//
uk
//sɪlt//
#common
Past Tense
silted
Participle Verb
silting
Third Person Singular
silts
Definitions
Noun
fine
earth
deposited
by
water
material
with
similar
characteristics
particle
of
specific
diameter
(
3
.
9-62
.
5
microns
);
geological
context
The
river
carried
a
large
amount
of
silt
downstream
.
Verb
to
clog
or
fill
with
sediment
The
pipe
began
to
silt
up
with
dirt
and
debris
.
to
become
clogged
with
sedimentary
material
The
canal
will
silt
up
if
it
is
not
regularly
dredged
.
