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.
Informal. an utter failure.
6.
Informal. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts.
Origin:
1870–75; noun use of verb phrase wash out
1870–75; noun use of verb phrase wash out
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