sheet wash

A form of sheetwash — A thin layer of unchanneled water that flows over land, for example during a storm when the ground is too saturated to absorb any more water; if it lasts long enough, such flow forms rills and then larger channels.

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Meanings

nounsheet wash (plural sheet washes)

plural sheet washes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sheetwash.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sheet erosion
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APA

sheet wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20wash

MLA

“sheet wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20wash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheet wash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20wash.

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