washover

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noun

The sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.

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Meanings

nounwashover (countable and uncountable, plural washovers)

plural washovers

  1. countableuncountableThe sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.

    “We try to give them an advantage, but when there’s a significant washover, that’s a natural occurrence, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

    2009 August 24, Sewell Chan, “Storm’s Tail Brings Higher Tides and a Little Danger to New York”, in New York Times

Origin

From wash + over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

washover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washover

MLA

“washover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washover.

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