washout Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
- it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road
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noun the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
wash.
- from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
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noun someone who is unsuccessful
flop; dud.
WordNet
Wash"out` noun
Definitions
The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.
