silting 淤积
淤塞
沉沙
Silt \Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Silting}.]
To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
- The battle to preserve the channel of this constantly silting river was a long one, culminating in the canalisation of the final stretch from Chester to the sea, significantly improving the drainage of the adjacent farmland.
- The vast majority of the damage from farm erosion occurs off the farm-polluting groundwater, silting up dams, etc.
- He aims to produce the country's quota to the EU market - 127,000 tonnes - on less acreage. But the storm caused major structural damage, altering the course of rivers, knocking out all but one of the island's water supplies. and silting up some rivers.