'Silt' definitions:
Definition of 'silt'
(from WordNet)
noun
Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
verb
Become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: silt up, silt]
Definition of 'Silt'
From: GCIDE
- Silt \Silt\ (s[i^]lt), n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. se['o]n to filter, s[imac]gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. s[imac]han, Icel. s[imac]a, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. 'ikma`s moisture. Cf. Sig, Sile.] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Silt'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Silt'
From: GCIDE
- Silt \Silt\, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'silt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- ash,
- cinder,
- clinker,
- debris,
- deposit,
- deposition,
- deposits,
- detritus,
- diluvium,
- draff,
- dregs,
- drift,
- dross,
- ember,
- feces,
- froth,
- grounds,
- lees,
- loess,
- moraine,
- offscum,
- ooze,
- precipitate,
- precipitation,
- scoria,
- scree,
- scum,
- sediment,
- settlings,
- sinter,
- slag,
- sludge,
- smut,
- soot,
- sublimate
Silt, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Silt, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
1740
Housing Units (2000) :
668
Land area (2000) :
2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.821723 sq. miles (7.308230 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70195
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.546316 N, 107.652072 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81652
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.