outwash

☆ out·wash (o̵ut′wôs̸h′)

noun

sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams in front of glacial ice

Adjective modifier

glacial: The sands and gravels of the alluvial plain originated as glacial outwash from the melting glaciers inland.

Modifies a noun

plain: The uninhabited interior is a mountainous plateau with ice caps, bordered by vast glacial outwash plains.
gravel: The late glacial Severn, Salwarpe and Teme shed much of their loads of glacial outwash gravels in this area of confluences.
deposit: Features of this kind are common where glacial outwash deposits overly calcareous bedrock.
spread: It is characterized by major northeast to southwest oriented moraine ridges with intervening flatter outwash spreads.
terrace: These outwash terraces contain sandy units that are suitable for dating using OSL.
fan: Look for puddling, poaching or outwash fans to indicate where water has collected or may collect.

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