adjective
- relating to or produced by the combined action of rivers and glaciers, especially the erosion and deposition of sediment by meltwater from glaciers
Usage: technical; geology; geography
Examples
- The fluvioglacial deposits in the valley were laid down during the last ice age.
- Geologists studied the fluvioglacial landscape to understand past glacier movements.
- Fluvioglacial sediments often contain a mix of sand, gravel, and silt.
- The river's fluvioglacial origin was evident from the rounded boulders in its bed.
- Fluvioglacial features such as outwash plains are common in formerly glaciated regions.