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washout
[ wosh-out, wawsh- ]
noun
- a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out.
- Also wash-out. Aeronautics. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Compare washin.
- Informal. an utter failure.
- Informal. a person who has failed a course of training or study:
air force washouts.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of washout1
First recorded in 1870–75; noun use of verb phrase wash out
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Example Sentences
On Wednesday's Late Show With David Letterman, Tom Brokaw dismissed Snowden as "a high school dropout who is a military washout."
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When the washout bowl was introduced it was considered perfection.
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He hurried down the track west of a curve which was a few hundred feet beyond the washout, and saw the train coming at full speed.
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One day as they lay in a washout, Wolf-Voice pointed to columns of dust far to the south.
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Right here there was a small washout in 84 the road, and Bob overlooked it.
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It was a mile or more to the washout in the road, but the excitement made him keen for the test.
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