out·wash (out w sh , -wôsh)n. Sediment deposited by streams flowing away from a melting glacier. |
outwash [ˈaʊtˌwɒʃ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a mass of gravel, sand, etc., carried and deposited by the water derived from melting glaciers
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