awash

[ uh-wosh, uh-wawsh ]
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adjective, adverb
  1. Nautical.

    • just level with or scarcely above the surface of the water, so that waves break over the top.

    • overflowing with water, as the upper deck of a ship in a heavy sea.

  2. covered with water.

  1. washing about; tossed about by the waves.

  2. covered, filled, or crowded: streets awash with shoppers; a garden awash in brilliant colors.

Origin of awash

1
First recorded in 1825–35; a-1 + wash

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Other definitions for Awash (2 of 2)

Awash
[ ah-wahsh ]

noun
  1. a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.

  • Also Ha·wash [hah-wahsh] /ˈhɑ wɑʃ/

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British Dictionary definitions for awash

awash

/ (əˈwɒʃ) /


adverb, adjective(postpositive) nautical
  1. at a level even with the surface of the sea

  2. washed over by the waves

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