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Definition of 'awash'English
Adjective
( en-adj)
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.
* 1904 , , The Sea-Wolf , ch. 39,
- The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.
(by extension) Covered, overspread.
* 2005 , Chris Ramirez, 2nd find excites museum diggers ," The Arizona Republic , 26 Aug,
- The Valley landscape was more awash with greenery some 11,000 years ago.
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=September 2
|author=Phil McNulty
|title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
|work=BBC
citation
|page=
|passage=Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.}}
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