washout

Definitions


[ˈwɒʃaʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain
(e.g: last summer was a bit of a washout here)

- a breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding
(e.g: chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road)

- the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, especially by washing with a fluid


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries