outwash

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outwash

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

noun outwashes

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

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@misc{outwash_2026,
  title = {outwash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outwash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}