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- Dictionarywash·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"
- 2. a breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding: "chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road"
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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.
WASHOUT definition: 1. a complete failure: 2. an event or sports competition that is prevented from happening or…. Learn more.
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.
WASHOUT meaning: 1. a complete failure: 2. an event or sports competition that is prevented from happening or…. Learn more.
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]
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. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Compare washin.
Washout definition: Erosion of a relatively soft surface, such as a roadbed, by a sudden gush of water, as from a downpour or floods.
