[silt] 
| 1. | earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. |
| 2. | to become filled or choked up with silt. |
| 3. | to fill or choke up with silt. |
| silt (sĭlt) n. A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay. v. silt·ed, silt·ing, silts v. intr. To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up. v. tr. To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor. [Middle English cylte, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sal- in Indo-European roots.] silt·a'tion n., silt'y adj. |
| silt (sĭlt) Pronunciation Key
A sedimentary material consisting of grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water. |
