sediment
/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ verb C2- To deposit material as a sediment.
- To be deposited as a sediment.
He/she/it sediments · Past sedimented · Past participle sedimented · -ing form sedimenting
Verb forms
- Base form
- sediment
- He/she/it
- sediments
- Past
- sedimented
- Past participle
- sedimented
- -ing form
- sedimenting
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By deliberately narrowing the river channel, the embankments cleverly increased the velocity of the water, thereby helping to scour the riverbed clean of remaining sediment.
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