fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour
(流水冲积的)泥沙,淤泥。
[count noun]a bed or layer of such material
粉砂尘;泥沙层。
【技】 粉砂。
become filled or blocked with silt
淤塞
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the river's mouth had silted up 河口淤塞了
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[as noun
silting ]the silting of the river estuary .河口淤塞。
[with obj.]fill or block with silt
使淤塞。
"late Middle English: probably originally denoting a salty deposit and of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish and Norwegian