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Washout   Listen
noun
Washout  n.  
1.
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.
A complete failure; of an enterprise.
3.
A person who has failed a course of study or training, leaving the program before its completion.





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"Washout" Quotes from Famous Books



... fire had burned the ground had been scraped clean, but near the edges there were some traces of cinders and the ground was blackened. In the river at this point, just opposite the remains of the fire, was a natural washout or hole. We made a raft of logs, cut a pole with a fork on the end and dragged the river. We found most of the wagon iron, all showing the effect of fire. Then we fastened a tin bucket to a pole and fished the washout. We brought up cinders, ...
— The Boy Scouts Book of Stories • Various
... here. They say we can't go back till the section boss has examined the track in Baxter's Cut. Seems as though there's some danger of a washout ...
— The Flyers • George Barr McCutcheon


Words linked to "Washout" :   dud, flop, wash out, nonstarter, colloquialism, wash, failure, loser, soil erosion, groove


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