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washout::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wash |
| Type of | soil erosion |
| Has types | rain-wash |
| Derivation | wash out |
from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dud, flop |
| Type of | failure, unsuccessful person, loser, nonstarter |
Examples of washout
washout
A washout could mean a day without sleep so he can restring all of their rackets.
From the online.wsj.com
That ended with a recession and one last washout, and that would be healthy here.
From the forbes.com
The home side are well-placed to push for victory despite a washout on day one.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Our first full day in camp was something of a washout, and I mean that literally.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
The ex-Denver washout has garnered an interception in three consecutive games.
From the sacbee.com
It's Tuesday, time to look at the bright side of the washout weekend that was.
From the denverpost.com
Another washout on a country road in New Berlin caused the death of a Norwich man.
From the timesunion.com
It is a proud moment this year after the washout that was the last growing season.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
They defeated Derbyshire by an innings, before having a washout against Glamorgan.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- 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"
- The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
- Flop: someone who is unsuccessful
- A washout is the sudden erosion of soft soil or other support surfaces by a gush of water, usually occurring during a heavy downpour of rain (a flash flood) or other stream flooding. ...
- Washout refers to a feature of wing design to deliberately reduce the lift distribution across the span of the wing of an aircraft. The wing is designed so that lift is strongest at the wing roots and decreases across the span, becoming weakest at the wing tip. ...
- Washout (John Lopez) was a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Universe of comics. The character first appeared in a one-page cameo in X-Force vol. 1 #129 before being given a larger role in the Weapon X series.
- An act of washing something out, or an appliance or device for doing so; The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid; The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air; A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water ...
- (Washouts) Road closed due to washouts from flooding or heavy rain .
- The process of opening up the image area of a screen after a photo stencil has been exposed.
