silt in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
silt in Hindi हिन्दी
silt in Kashmiri कॉशुर
silt in Sindhi سنڌي
silt in Telugu తెలుగు
silt in English
- silt⇄noun 1a. very fine particles of earth, sand, clay, or similar matter, carried by moving water.
Ex. a river brown with silt. Silt is made up of tiny particles which are anywhere from .01 to .1 mm. (.0004 to .004 inches) in diameter.
b. such p - silt⇄silt, noun, verb.
- silt⇄v.t., v.i. to fill or choke up with or as if with silt.
Ex. At the same time, the harbor of Palaeopolis was silting up, so that its merchant ships could no longer bring in grain (Harper's).