rainwash

[ reyn-wosh, -wawsh ]

/ ˈreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /

material eroded or swept away by rain.

Origin of rainwash

First recorded in 1875–80; rain + wash

rain shadow, rain shower, rainsquall, rainstorm, rain tree, rainwash, rainwater, rainwater pipe, rainwear, rainy, rainy day

Often much of the face of the cliff is covered with slip or rainwash, and overgrown with vegetation.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
It has been formed by rainwash from a hill of chalk, which must once have existed to the south.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
In winter the clays become semi-liquid, in summer the surface may be largely slip and rainwash, baked hard by the sun.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

单词	rainwash
释义	rainwash [ reyn-wosh, -wawsh ] / ˈreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ / noun material eroded or swept away by rain. Origin of rainwash First recorded in 1875–80; rain + wash Words nearby rainwash rain shadow, rain shower, rainsquall, rainstorm, rain tree, rainwash, rainwater, rainwater pipe, rainwear, rainy, rainy day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rainwash Often much of the face of the cliff is covered with slip or rainwash, and overgrown with vegetation. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes It has been formed by rainwash from a hill of chalk, which must once have existed to the south. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes In winter the clays become semi-liquid, in summer the surface may be largely slip and rainwash, baked hard by the sun. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes
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