colmatage

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noun

The deliberate introduction of silty water over low-lying land to build it up by deposition.

OriginFrench colmatage →
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Meanings

nouncolmatage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe deliberate introduction of silty water over low-lying land to build it up by deposition.

Origin

  1. Frenchcolmatage
  2. Englishcolmatage

French colmatage

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APA

colmatage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colmatage

MLA

“colmatage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colmatage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colmatage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colmatage.

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