"dry wash" meaning in All languages combined

See dry wash on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dry washes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry wash (plural dry washes)
  1. A riverbed that is often dry and that contains water only during rainy periods. Synonyms: wash, arroyo, wadi, nahal

Inflected forms

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