Washout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip.
  4. rainout.
  5. an utter failure.
  6. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts.
verb (adverb)
  1. to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt)
  2. to remove or be removed by washing
  3. to cancel or abandon (a sporting event)
noun washout
  1. geology
    • erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water
    • a narrow channel produced by this erosion
  2. informal
    • a total failure or disaster
    • an incompetent person
  3. a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain
  4. a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip
Washout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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