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washover en · NOUN

Etymology

From wash + over.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.
   • “We try to give them an advantage, but when there’s a significant washover, that’s a natural occurrence, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” 2009 August 24, Sewell Chan, “Storm’s Tail Brings Higher Tides and a Little Danger to New York”, in New York Times:

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