washaway
washaway noun: the washing away of earth, a road, structure etc. by flood, or the channel caused by this.
Noun
washaway (plural washaways)
- The washing away of earth, a road, structure etc. by flood, or the channel caused by this.
- The first report of damage was received at 5.45 a.m. on Monday, July 30, when there was a slight washaway of the bank on the down side of the line two miles north of Daviot station, and subsequently further damage was reported between Inverness and Daviot. Shortly afterwards, a washaway occurred on...1956 October, “Summer Floods in Scotland”, in Railway Magazine, page 656
- It was the giddy sight down the gullies below the twisting road which had been formed and re-formed from years of washaways, and now hung like fish gills, out over edges of the limestone substrata.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 145
- Synonyms:
- washout
washaway meaning in Tamil
washaway in Tamil
- வெள்ள உடைப்பு
Synonyms of washaway
Forms of washaway
| plural | washaways |
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Origin of washaway
Deverbal from wash away.
Questions about washaway
- What does washaway mean?
- Washaway means the washing away of earth, a road, structure etc. by flood, or the channel caused by this.
- What is washaway in Tamil?
- Washaway in Tamil is வெள்ள உடைப்பு. See Washaway meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is washaway?
- Washaway is a noun.
- What is the plural of washaway?
- The plural of washaway is washaways.
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