Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheetwash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheet-wash
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin layer of unchanneled water that flows over land, for example during a storm when the ground is too saturated to absorb any more water; if it lasts long enough, such flow forms rills and then larger channels.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] there is no indication that the side "stream" that covered Blue Babe with silt continued in its bed over a long period becayse the hill shows neither gullying nor markedly irregular relief. Instead, one sees evidence along the section of sheetwash events of silt removal from upslope […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

sheetwashes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flood

Questions

What does sheetwash mean?: A thin layer of unchanneled water that flows over land, for example during a storm when the ground is too saturated to absorb any more water; if it lasts long enough, such flow forms rills and then larger channels.

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