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washout

/ washout /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
soil erosion
Kinds of:
rain-wash
Derived:
wash out
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
groove channel
noun Sense 3
someone who is unsuccessful
Type of:
failure loser nonstarter
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
2
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soil erosion rain-wash groove channel failure loser nonstarter