"rainwash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainwashes [plural]
Etymology: From rain + wash. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|wash}} rain + wash Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rainwash (countable and uncountable, plural rainwashes)
  1. (geography) The washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-rainwash-en-noun-J0BFj4pL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 10 10 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. A deposit formed by rain. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rainwash-en-noun-OyOmNIfi

Verb

Forms: rainwashes [present, singular, third-person], rainwashing [participle, present], rainwashed [participle, past], rainwashed [past]
Etymology: From rain + wash. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|wash}} rain + wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} rainwash (third-person singular simple present rainwashes, present participle rainwashing, simple past and past participle rainwashed)
  1. To wash by the action of rain.
    Sense id: en-rainwash-en-verb-QZ1taS6u

Inflected forms

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