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.

单词	overwash
释义	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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