open wash

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wash.

Meanings

verbopen wash (third-person singular simple present open washes, present participle open washing, simple past and past participle open washed)

present singular third person open washes · participle present open washing · participle past open washed · past open washed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of openwash.

    This is exacerbated by a general tendency to “open wash” existing products or generate new projects with questionable governance.

    2016, Ken Gray, thomas D. Nadeau, Network Function Virtualization, page 223
nounopen wash (plural open washes)

plural open washes

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wash.

    The open washes are generally Wide and shallow with low ledging paralleling the water courses.

    1959, Don D. Fowler, James H. Gunnerson, Jesse David Jennings, The Glen Canyon Archeological Survey - Part 3, page 555
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