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Definition of Awash
1. Adjective. Covered with water. "An overflowing tub"
Definition of Awash
1. a. Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.
Definition of Awash
1. Adjective. Washed by the waves or tide; said 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. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: by extension) Covered, overspread. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Awash
1. covered with water [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Awash
Literary usage of Awash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Elisée Reclus (1892)
"During the floods the awash overflows for many miles right and left of its bed,
... Other lakes belonging to the awash system, amongst others that of ..."
2. The Natural History of Some Common Animals: A Book of Animal Life by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1904)
"Here, as luck would have it, he found a big, dead sucker lying half-awash, which
made him a meal. Then, when sharp streaks of orange along the eastern ..."
3. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"Casati arrives—Mr. Bonny appears with awash Effendi and his baggage—• The rarest
doctor in the world - Discovery of some chimpanzees— The Pasha in his ..."
4. Portugal by Martin Gostelow (2002)
"A former tuna-fishing town, Tavira is now awash in charm and tranquillity.
gobbled up by the local canning factory. The lish market is well worth a look, ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"SWINGE-BUCKLER is something more than awash-buckler ; the latter was one who only
made a dashing and n noise with the bucklers ; the other swinged those ..."
6. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"Casati arrives—Mr. Bonny appears with awash Effendi and his baggage— The rarest
doctor in the world - Discovery of some chimpanzees— The Pasha in his ..."
7. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"awash National Park, 292 square miles (757 km2) in the Great Rift Valley east of
Addis Ababa with large ungulate herds including ..."
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