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riverwash

riverwash noun: sediment deposited by a river.

Noun

riverwash (countable and uncountable, plural riverwashes)

  1. Sediment deposited by a river.

Forms of riverwash

pluralriverwashes

Origin of riverwash

river + wash

Questions about riverwash

What does riverwash mean?
Riverwash means sediment deposited by a river.
What part of speech is riverwash?
Riverwash is a noun.
What is the plural of riverwash?
The plural of riverwash is riverwashes.

Words near riverwash in the dictionary

  1. Riverview
  2. riverwalk
  3. riverwalks
  4. riverward
  5. riverwards
  6. riverwash
  7. riverwashes
  8. riverwater
  9. riverwaters
  10. riverway
  11. riverways

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