outwash
[ out-wosh, -wawsh ]
/ ˈaʊtˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /
noun Geology.
the material, chiefly sand or gravel, deposited by meltwater streams in front of a glacier.
Words nearby outwash
outward, outward bound, outward-bound, outwardly, outwards, outwash, outwash plain, outwatch, outwear, outweigh, outwent
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outwash
/ (ˈaʊtˌwɒʃ) /
noun
a mass of gravel, sand, etc, carried and deposited by the water derived from melting glaciers
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