washout

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

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