Nearby Words
noun
1.
a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
2.
the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out.
3.
Also, wash-out. Aeronautics. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Compare washin.
4.
5.
EXPANDInformal. an utter failure.
Origin:
1870–75; noun use of verb phrase wash out
1870–75; noun use of verb phrase wash out
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To washout
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Washout
is always a great word to know.
So is hooke's law. Does it mean:
| contends extension of a spring is proportional with the load applied to it |
Slang Dictionary
washout definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Washout
Images for washout
Quote Of The Day
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
