"outwash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outwashes [plural]
Etymology: From out- + wash. Compare Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|wash}} out- + wash, {{cog|enm|outwashen|t=to wash out; rinse}} Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} outwash (plural outwashes)
  1. (geology) The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-outwash-en-noun-ZRg3DPyf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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