noun,pluralcol·lu·vi·a[kuh-loo-vee-uh], /kəˈlu vi ə/, col·lu·vi·ums.Geology.
loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action.
nounplural-via (-vɪə) or-viums
a mixture of rock fragments from the bases of cliffs