| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Estuarine deposit | Mining | A sedimentary deposit laid down in the brackish water of an estuary, characterized by fine-grained sediments (chiefly clay and silt) of marine and fluvial origin mixed with a high proportion of decomposed terrestrial organic matter; it is finer grained and of more uniform composition than a deltaic deposit. (references) | |
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