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Awash

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Awash (ä`wäsh), river, E Ethiopia, rising near Addis Ababa and flowing c.500 mi (800 km) to a swampy lake near the Djibouti border. The Awash Valley is important agriculturally and has hydroelectric plants. A game reserve and national park lie along the river. The name is also spelled Hawash.
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It was an image, an image of a log awash that was different from any log in that it was alive.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
The South Spit was just awash with the flowing tide; the waters heaved over the hidden face of the Shivering Sand.
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Suddenly, half-concealed in the tumult of the foaming rollers I made out awash, something enormous, rising and falling - something spread out like a burst of foam, but with a more bluish, more solid look.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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