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   Wash·out

   /ˈwôSHˌout/

   

   noun

   • 1. an event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain: informal "last summer was a bit of a washout here"
   • ▪ a disappointing failure: "the film was a washout"
   • 2. a breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding: "chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road"
   • ▪ a channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material.
   • 3. the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period.

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   What does washout mean in medical terms?

   • Medical Definition of washout : the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart) What surgical wound debridement is and why is it done? Debridement definition Debridement is the removal of dead (necrotic) or infected skin tissue to help a wound heal.

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   What is another word for washout?

   • the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout. Synonyms for washout. bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle.

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   What does washing out mean?

   • a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood. the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out. Also wash-out. Aeronautics. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Compare washin. rainout. Informal. an utter failure.

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   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of WASHOUT is the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet. How to use washout in a sentence.

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   The meaning of WASHOUT is the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet. How to use washout in a sentence.

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   Washout definition: a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.. See examples of WASHOUT used in a sentence.

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   WASHOUT definition: 1. a complete failure: 2. an event or sports competition that is prevented from happening or…. Learn more.

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   noun. us / ˈwɑː.ʃaʊt / uk / ˈwɒʃ.aʊt / washout noun (FAILURE) Add to word list. [ C usually singular ] informal. a complete failure: The party was a washout - hardly anyone came. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful. failure Failure is not an option.

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   1. a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain. 2. the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out. 3. Informal. a. a complete failure or disappointment. b. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts. [1870–75]

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   May 14, 2024 · washout in American English. (ˈwɑʃˌaut, ˈwɔʃ-) 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.

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   Definitions of washout. 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”. see more. noun. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)