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Deverbal from wash away.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. The washing away of earth, a road, structure etc. by flood, or the channel caused by this.
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Today it means: The washing away of earth, a road, structure etc. by flood, or the channel caused by this. Full definition →
First used 19th c.