Etymology
Origin of dry wash
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Assuming the standard military patrol position—eyes up, rifle muzzle down—Hughes leads us along a dusty trail, where we eventually wander across a dry wash.
From Time • Jul. 21, 2017
A can of beans, sitting there in a dry wash!
From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2017
Water typically runs off as sheet wash to stream channels called arroyos or a dry wash that may be dry part or most of the year.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The man in the truck was stranded in the pit for 45 minutes while waters roiled below, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Mike Radford as he stood in the once again dry wash Monday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2015
Laika had run off somewhere into the dry wash of the canyon.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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