sediment run-off
CEFR: C1
Soil and silt particles washed by storm rains off deforested land into streams, rivers, and coastal coral reefs.
Synonyms
- silt discharge
- soil erosion runoff
Common Collocations
- heavy sediment run-off
- reduce sediment run-off
Example Sentence
Uncontrolled logging on hillside slopes dramatically increases sediment run-off, smothering downstream seagrass meadows.