Washout
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. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip.
Compare washin.
4.
rainout.
5.
Informal. an utter failure.
6.
Informal. a person who has failed a course of training or study:
air force washouts.
washing
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