Meaning Of The Word Outwash

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outwash in American English
sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams in front of glacial ice
noun: the material, chiefly sand or gravel, deposited by meltwater streams in front of a glacier

outwash in British English
noun: a mass of gravel, sand, etc, carried and deposited by the water derived from melting glaciers

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