(n.) A swallowing up as if in a gulf.

acres alluvion arable land ash cataclysm cinder clay clinker clod crust debris deluge deposit deposition deposits detritus diluvium dirt draff dregs drift dross dry land dust earth ember engulfment feces flood freehold froth glebe grassland ground grounds inundation land landholdings lees lithosphere loess marginal land marl mold moraine offscum overflow overflowing overrunning precipitate precipitation real estate real property region regolith scoria scree scum sediment settlings silt sinter slag smut sod soil soot spill spillage subaerial deposit sublimate submersion subsoil terra terra firma terrain territory the Deluge the Flood the country topsoil washout whelming woodland