rainwash
[ reyn-wosh, -wawsh ]
/ ˈreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /
noun
material eroded or swept away by rain.
Words nearby rainwash
rainproof,
rains,
rainspout,
rainsquall,
rainstorm,
rainwash,
rainwater,
rainwater pipe,
rainwear,
rainy,
rainy day
Example sentences from the Web for rainwash
Often much of the face of the cliff is covered with slip or rainwash, and overgrown with vegetation.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight |J. Cecil HughesIt has been formed by rainwash from a hill of chalk, which must once have existed to the south.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight |J. Cecil HughesIn winter the clays become semi-liquid, in summer the surface may be largely slip and rainwash, baked hard by the sun.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight |J. Cecil Hughes