Washout : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Washout	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Washout
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washout n 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" 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" Synonym(s): washout, wash someone who is unsuccessful Synonym(s): flop, dud, washout
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Washout \Wash"out`\, 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.