Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A deep swampy place in large sands in the sea.
  • noun Same as swash, 3.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as 4th swash, 2.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A swash (narrow sound or channel of water).

Etymologies

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swash +‎ way

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Examples

  • Once in the swashway, which is the name given to a narrow channel between the sands, the waves were less high.

    A Chapter of Adventures 1867

  • At last they were through the swashway; and though the sea was again heavier, and the waves frequently swept over the decks, Jack gave a sigh of relief.

    A Chapter of Adventures 1867

  • Now, Tom, before we get well away again get the last reef in the mainsail, then we can haul the tack down taut again; the sail will stand much better so, and we shall want to keep her all to windward if she is to go through the swashway. "

    A Chapter of Adventures 1867

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