A.“πρόσχωμα Ι, αἱ νῆσοι . . τῆς π. σύνδεσμοι γίγνονται” Th.2.102; “πᾶσα [Αἴγυπτος] . . π. οὖσα τοῦ Νείλου” Arist.Mete.351b30, cf. 352a4, 353a2, Str.1.2.30, BGU656.7 (ii A.D.).
2. process of silting up, Str.1.2.29: pl., Id.7.3.6.
II. mound raised against a place, Th.2.77.