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Definition of Washout

1. 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"

2. Noun. 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"

3. Noun. Someone who is unsuccessful.

Definition of Washout

1. n. 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.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Washout

1. an erosion of earth by the action of water [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Washout

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