1825, originally nautical, "on the level of, flush with," from a- (1) "on" + wash (n.). Figurative use by 1912.

(adj) covered with water

A shoal, rock or other feature is termed awash when its highest part is within 0·1 m, or with fathoms charts within 1 foot, of chart datum.

Level with the water (water ready to, or slightly covering decks).

Level with the surface of the water.

Level with the surface of the sea. So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

A vessel that is so low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

Level with the water (water ready to, or slightly covering decks).

So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

Water washing over; the situation of an object when almost submerged.

so low in the water that water is constantly washing across the surface.

So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

So low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.

setting so low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the top surface

Water washing over; the situation of an object when almost submerged.

Level with the surface of the water.   Away.-- A general order to go, as "away aloft" for men to go into the rigging; "away aft," for the men to move aft, &c. "Gigs away t [..]

Situated so that the top is intermittently washed by waves or tidal action. The term applies both to fixed objects such as rocks, and to floating objects with their tops flush with or slightly above t [..]

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 [..]

washed over by water; at or slightly below the water level