rain-wash
- noun
- Specialized
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erosión por lluvia
- Farmers use cover crops to protect the soil from rain-wash during the rainy season.
Examples
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The rain-wash caused significant erosion on the hillside.
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Heavy rain-wash can lead to landslides.
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Decades of rain-wash have shaped the gentle slopes of the valley.
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The hillside was severely affected by rain-wash after the heavy storm.
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The hillside was severely affected by rain-wash after the heavy storm.
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Farmers use cover crops to protect the soil from rain-wash during the rainy season.
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Heavy rain-wash can lead to significant erosion in vulnerable areas.
Synonyms
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3.7
The gradual wearing away of land, rock, and other materials by forces such as water or wind
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3.8
Water that flows over land after rain because the ground cannot absorb it
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8.1
A dry stream bed that fills with water after heavy rain
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6.7
An area where heavy rain removes ground and makes roads unusable
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3.8
The top part of land being worn away by rain or wind
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rain-wash comes from the two simple words rain and wash, with wash meaning 'to clean with water', so imagine rain acting like a giant hand that 'washes' soil off the land. That's why rain-wash means the removal of soil or loose material by falling rain.