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alluvial fan: Meaning and Definition of
allu'vial fan'
Pronunciation: [key]
— Physical Geog. Physical Geog.
- a fan-shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain. Also called
