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overwash

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overwash [′ō·vər‚wäsh]
(geology)
A mass of water representing the part of the wave advancing up a beach that runs over the highest part of the berm (or other structure) and that does not flow directly back to the sea or lake.
outwash


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Spring high tides overwash the sand spit to the south that separates the embayment from Back Sound.
Habitat use and population dynamics of blue crabs, Callinectes ... by Ramach, Sean; Darnell, M. Zachary; Avissar, Naomi; Rittschof, Daniel / Journal of Shellfish Research
  Ocean overwash on NC Highway 12 on the Outer Banks (specifically Hatteras Island) is likely at Thursday afternoon’s high tide cycle (around 5:30).
Nor'easter Off Carolina Coast Update by Gannon Medwick / WSPA - Spartanburg/Greenville, SC
It brought winds up to 161 kph (100 mph) and overwash to the Outer Banks that destroyed homes and parts of the main highway, NC-12.
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