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outwash

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out·wash  (outwsh, -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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outwash [ˈaʊtˌwɒʃ] n → depositi mpl fluvio-glaciali
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