dry wash

noun

1. clothes, curtains, etc., washed and dried but not yet ironed. Compare wet wash.
2. wash ( def 43 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry wash¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Geronimo raced into the dry wash where the rest awaited him.

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Already they were moving back through the rocks to a dry wash that ran through the valley.

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Ramona gave a startled cry and pointed an outstretched finger at some riders emerging from a dry wash.

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When he returned to the dry wash he saw the tracks where the band had passed the evening before.

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When he had examined the bits of rock he mounted his mule and struck out for the mouth of the dry wash.

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