outwash

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

outwash (plural outwashes)

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

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