Definition of washout Washout

/wɑˈʃawˌt/ - [washawt] - wash•out

We found 14 definitions of washout from 5 different sources.

What does washout mean?

Noun Plural: washouts
washout - 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"
		wash
		soil erosion the washing away of soil by the flow of water
washout - 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"
washout - someone who is unsuccessful
		flop, dud
		unsuccessful person, nonstarter, loser, failure a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

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washout (Noun)
An act of washing something out, or an appliance or device for doing so.
washout (Noun)
The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
washout (Noun)
The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
washout (Noun)
A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
washout (Noun)
A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
washout (Noun)
A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain.
washout (Noun)
The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing.

washout (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.

washout
A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain.
washout
The sudden erosion of soft surfaces by a gush of water usually occurring during a heavy downpour of rain or flooding.