Outwash
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Outwash is a noun meaning (geology) The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
Meaning
(geology) The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
Word Forms
- outwashes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pitted, washout, washover, overwash, sandur, sandblow.
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