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