Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outwash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
out-wash
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

outwashes (plural)

Questions

What does outwash mean?
The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
Where does outwash come from?
From out- + wash. Compare Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”).

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