Home › Words › W › washoverwashoverwashover · noun — the sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, washover ranks #16,853 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom wash + over.nounThe sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.e.g.““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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.outwash 60% match — The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier. vs washover →earthwash 59% match — Soil and other loose sediment that has been gradually washed down from higher land by rainwater. vs washover →awash 58% match — Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water. vs washover →backshore 57% match — An upper shore zone above high-tide. vs washover →overswarm 57% match — To swarm over; to overrun. vs washover →overswell 55% match — To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.). vs washover →overfall 55% match — A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges. vs washover →backbeach 55% match — The area of beach furthest from the water's edge; the backshore. vs washover →