The weight of structures on the delta, decreased upstream sediment flows and natural compaction are also contributing factors to the loss of delta land, he said.
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Compaction
//kəmˈpækʃən//
Synonyms for "compaction" (37 found)
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Related words (18)
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1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- compactació noun (process of compacting)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 壓實 /压实 noun (process of compacting)
Japanese
1 entries- 圧密 noun (process of compacting)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kompaktering noun (process of compacting)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kompaktering noun (process of compacting)
Spanish
1 entries- compactación noun (process of compacting)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
At Smithfield Frith is being shovelled up, his youth, his grace, his learning and his beauty: a compaction of mud, grease, charred bone.
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