waterworn

American  

[waw-ter-wawrn, -wohrn, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn, ˈwɒt ər- /

adjective

1. worn by the action of water; smoothed by the force or movement of water.

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waterworn British  

/ ˈwɔːtəˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. worn smooth by the action or passage of water

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Etymology

Origin of waterworn

First recorded in 1805–15; water + worn

Example Sentences

Viewing the strata exposed by the river in the Grand Canyon, the wind-weathered landscape of Bryce Canyon or the waterworn stalactites of Carlsbad Caverns is like looking backward through time.

From Time Magazine Archive

I ease myself along, intrigued by the smooth, waterworn walls.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Rounded waterworn pebbles and cobblestones among a mass of angular bowlders, left behind by glacier streams, together with an occasional striated pebble, were “sermons in stones” to the geologist.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

We found regular terrace beaches with rounded waterworn stones all over it; its height is 65 feet.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

Seaside and river gravel, which is composed usually of rounded, waterworn pebbles, is unfit for surfacing roads.

From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter