English Explanatory Dictionary

outwash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

outwash outwashes

Etymology

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

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