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outwash

outwash noun: the sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.

Noun

outwash (countable and uncountable, plural outwashes)

  1. The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.

Forms of outwash

pluraloutwashes

Origin of outwash

From out- + wash. Compare Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”).

Questions about outwash

What does outwash mean?
Outwash means the sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
What part of speech is outwash?
Outwash is a noun.
What is the plural of outwash?
The plural of outwash is outwashes.

Words near outwash in the dictionary

  1. outwardnesses
  2. outwards
  3. outwarred
  4. outwarring
  5. outwars
  6. outwash
  7. outwashes
  8. outwaste
  9. outwasted
  10. outwastes
  11. outwasting

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