Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: washover
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“We try to give them an advantage, but when there’s a significant washover, that’s a natural occurrence, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”"

Etymology

From wash + over.

Usage

Inflected Forms

washovers (plural)

Questions

What does washover mean?: The sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.
Where does washover come from?: From wash + over.

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