A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession.
and accretion or increase in the amount of land available, caused by retreating water.If you buy a foreclosed property or other type of real estate that is on the shoreline or on the banks of some water passage, and the water retreats or the water level drops, the land you have gained by real action is usually yours in ownership.
Land that is permanently uncovered by the recession of water
The gradual and imperceptible withdrawal of water from land that it covers "by the lowering of its surface level from any cause. If the retreat of the waters is permanent - i.e., not merely seasonal - the owner of the contiguous property acquires ownership of the dry lands thus created.
gradual subsidence of waters, leaving dry land.
The gradual migration of a body of water such that additional dry land is left behind.
The gradual lowering of water from the usual watermark. Back to the Top
An increase of the land by the permanent withdrawal of the ocean or a river.
Pertaining to being left behind. For example: that area of land is left behind by reliction when the water surface of a lake is lowered.
An increase in the amount of land that occurs when a river or sea permanently withdraws. Back
When a river or a sea withdraws from the shore permanently, an increase in land occurs.
Gradual withdrawal of water causing an increase in land.
Addition or accretion to land by gradual subsidence of water.
