dry wash

noun

Western US

Examples of dry wash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Avondale Police responded at around 8:42 a.m. to a dry wash area just west of North Copenhagen Drive and West Orange Blossom Lane in Avondale where a landscape crew reported finding the dead woman's body. Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024 Avondale police are investigating whether a woman found dead by landscapers in a dry wash Monday morning is an elderly woman who had been reported missing three days prior. Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024 Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, with the runoff traveling northward through Coyote Wash and into Buckskin Wash. Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads is possible. Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024 Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, especially along the normally dry washes that feed into the Aguirre and Sil Nakya Washes. Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024 Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads is possible. Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024 Sleeping in dry washes and dry riverbeds, especially in an area that can have flash floods, can easily put you in the direct path of a rush of water if a storm hits in the middle of the night. Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023 Since soils are already saturated, any heavy rain could bring flash flooding to slot canyons, normally dry washes and areas near recent burn scars, the weather service said. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023 The areas most likely to see flooding are slot canyons, normally dry washes, areas near recent burn scars and areas with poor drainage. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dry wash was in 1872

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“Dry wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20wash. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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