washover

See also: wash over

English

Etymology

wash +‎ over

Noun

washover (countable and uncountable, plural washovers)

1. The sediment deposited inland of a beach by overwash.
   • 2009 August 24, Sewell Chan, “Storm’s Tail Brings Higher Tides and a Little Danger to New York”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “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.”

Anagrams

• overwash