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How do you use Outwash in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Outwash in a sentence

Outwash meaning

The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.

Using Outwash

  • The main meaning on this page is: The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
  • In the example corpus, outwash often appears in combinations such as: glacial outwash.

Context around Outwash

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

glacial 2×

Often after:

dominates 1× plains 1× plain 1×

Sentence patterns with Outwash

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

glacial outwash dominates the 1× is the outwash plain of 1× outwash plains and 1× permeable glacial outwash of gravels 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

glacial outwash dominates 1× outwash plains and 1× the bluffs of 1× typical puget sound 1×

Common sentence endings:

extreme southern latitudes 1× known as kettles 1× slump in landslides 1× the last glacier 1×

Words around Outwash

Just before it in the word index:

outwards 92 outwardly 91 outward 429 outwait 2 outvoted 13 outvote 2

Just after it in the word index:

outwear 2 outweigh 183 outweighed 92 outweighing 23 outweighs 90 outwit 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Outwash

  • In this selection, "outwash" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, glacial, dominates, plains and plain stand out and add context to how "outwash" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include glacial outwash dominates the and is the outwash plain of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "outwash" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with outwash

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Glacial outwash dominates the extreme southern latitudes. (7 words)

Outwash plains and valley trains are usually accompanied by basins known as " kettles ". (13 words)

The bluffs of the North Shore The land to the south of this moraine to the South Shore is the outwash plain of the last glacier. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Typical Puget Sound profiles of dense glacial till overlying permeable glacial outwash of gravels above an impermeable bed of silty clay may become unstable after periods of unusually wet weather and slump in landslides. (34 words)

The bluffs of the North Shore The land to the south of this moraine to the South Shore is the outwash plain of the last glacier. (26 words)

Outwash plains and valley trains are usually accompanied by basins known as " kettles ". (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

Glacial outwash dominates the extreme southern latitudes.

Outwash plains and valley trains are usually accompanied by basins known as " kettles ".

The bluffs of the North Shore The land to the south of this moraine to the South Shore is the outwash plain of the last glacier.

Typical Puget Sound profiles of dense glacial till overlying permeable glacial outwash of gravels above an impermeable bed of silty clay may become unstable after periods of unusually wet weather and slump in landslides.

Common combinations with outwash

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "outwash" in a sentence?
An example: "Glacial outwash dominates the extreme southern latitudes." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "outwash" from authentic English texts.
What does "outwash" mean?
Outwash means: The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
How many example sentences with "outwash" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "outwash", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.