outwash

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ wash. Compare Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”).

Noun

outwash (plural outwashes)

(geology) The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier

Anagrams

wash out, wash-out, washout

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