Meaning Of The Word Turbidity current

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turbidity current in American English
a current of highly turbid water carrying large amounts of suspended sediment that increase its density and cause it to flow downward through less dense water along the bottom slope of a sea or lake
noun: a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean

turbidity current in British English
noun: a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc

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