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outwash

Main Entry:: out·wash
Pronunciation:: \ˈau̇t-ˌwȯsh, -ˌwäsh\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1894

: detritus consisting chiefly of gravel and sand carried by running water from the melting ice of a glacier and laid down in stratified deposits

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