washout: Meaning and Definition of

wash•out

Pronunciation: (wosh'out", wôsh'-), [key]
— n.
  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. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Cf.
  4. rainout.
  5. an utter failure.
  6. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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