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词汇 overwash
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Definition of overwash in English:

overwash

noun ˈəʊvəwɒʃ
  • The action or process of washing over; (Physical Geography) (a) the deposition over or beyond the marginal moraine of material carried by running water from a glacier; the material so deposited; (b) the flow of water from a lake, the sea, etc., over a low spit, berm, or other obstacle; water carried or left behind by such a flow.

verb ˈəʊvəwɒʃ
literary, poetic
  • with object To flow or wash over; to inundate. Chiefly in pass.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Science. From overwash
late Middle English; earliest use found in Palladius' De Re Rustica. From over- + wash.

Definition of overwash in US English:

overwash

nounˈəʊvəwɒʃ
  • The action or process of washing over; (Physical Geography) (a) the deposition over or beyond the marginal moraine of material carried by running water from a glacier; the material so deposited; (b) the flow of water from a lake, the sea, etc., over a low spit, berm, or other obstacle; water carried or left behind by such a flow.

verbˈəʊvəwɒʃ
literary, poetic
  • with object To flow or wash over; to inundate. Chiefly in pass.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Science. From overwash<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in Palladius' De Re Rustica. From over- + wash.

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