Dry Wash (Noun)
Meaning
The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Dry washes crisscrossed the canyon floor, remnants of a once-thriving waterway that flowed only during the rainy season.
- Hikers traversed the dry wash with caution, their boots kicking up small pebbles as they made their way downstream.
- Camped beside the dry wash, they knew that the sound of rushing water would signal the start of a flash flood.
- Flash floods can fill a dry wash with deadly speed and ferocity, catching the unwary off guard.
- Rescuers often track missing hikers by following the dry wash, searching for signs of footprints or discarded gear.