to overwash

Examples

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• Strong waves can overwash the shore, washing away sand and debris from the beach.

• So that this is a a terrific example of of the way that a barrier can get overwashed and then the the tidal flux causes.

• The sensitivity of the site to overwash deposition is dependent on the height and width of the barrier beach as well as the distance from the barrier.

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• Taking a storm that could produce a 3m surge in NYC and having it hit near Rhode Island, and considering the coastline and focusing on the south shore of Rhode Island, could very well be large enough to overwash into Succotash Marsh.

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• He has created collections of clothes that reference street fashion and challenge existing techniques of apparel construction; the garments have been torn apart, frayed, overwashed, and put back together in novel ways, often resembling the worn or recycled clothing of homeless street people.

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• The rising sea level caused the waves to overwash the coastal barrier, flooding the nearby areas.

Synonyms

W

to wash

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258 2.3

To carry away soil or rock by moving water

is about water moving over something like waves covering barriers

F

to flood

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176 1.0

To cover a place with water when it overflows

is narrower, meaning waves wash over barriers rather than large area filling

I

to inundate

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40 6.8

To cover a place with water or give someone too much to deal with

is about waves flowing over tops rather than full area or overwhelming amounts

D

to deluge

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1 6.0

To cover an area with water

is used for waves washing over barriers rather than extreme heavy flooding

O

to overtop

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1 4.8

To flow over the top of something like a wall or river bank

is used especially for water or waves covering land or a barrier

O

to overspread

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1 7.1

Move across a surface and cover it, like mist or color

is about water flowing over tops, not general spreading across surfaces

O

to overbrim

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7.8

To be or make something so full that it spills over the edge

is focused on water flowing over land or barriers not container overflow

W

to whelm

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• Archaic

9.3

To cover something completely with water or soil

is similar but usually implies more total burial than a simple flow over

How Much

to flood

176 1.0

to overwash

• Specialized

6.4

to spill over

16 4.2

to wash

258 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology