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hillwash

hillwash noun: sediment that accumulates at the base of a slope.

Noun

hillwash (countable and uncountable, plural hillwashes)

  1. sediment that accumulates at the base of a slope

Forms of hillwash

pluralhillwashes

Origin of hillwash

From hill + wash.

Questions about hillwash

What does hillwash mean?
Hillwash means sediment that accumulates at the base of a slope.
What part of speech is hillwash?
Hillwash is a noun.
What is the plural of hillwash?
The plural of hillwash is hillwashes.

Words near hillwash in the dictionary

  1. hillwalker
  2. hillwalkers
  3. hillwalking
  4. hillward
  5. hillwards
  6. hillwash
  7. hillwashes
  8. hillwoman
  9. hillwomen
  10. Hillwood
  11. hillwort

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