- rain washout
- 雨洗除
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Washout (disambiguation) — Washout is the erosion of a soft surface by a gush of water.Washout may also refer to: * Washout (aviation), the practice of building a wing with a twist from root to tip * Washout (comics), a mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe *… … Wikipedia
Washout — Wash out , n. 1. 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
washout — UK [ˈwɒʃˌaʊt] / US [ˈwɑʃˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms washout : singular washout plural washouts 1) informal a failure The party was a total washout. 2) a) a situation in which the ground has been damaged by rain or a flood b) an occasion… … English dictionary
Washout — A washout is the sudden erosion of soft surfaces by a gush of water usually occurring during a heavy downpour of rain or flooding. Effect on road and rail transportIn road and rail transport, a washout is the result of a natural disaster where… … Wikipedia
washout — wash|out [ˈwɔʃ aut US ˈwo:ʃ , ˈwa:ʃ ] n informal 1.) a failure ▪ The picnic was a total washout nobody turned up! 2.) an occasion when heavy rain causes damage or stops an event from happening →wash out at ↑wash1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
washout — wash|out [ waʃ,aut ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL a failure: The party was a total washout. 2. ) a situation in which a road has been damaged by rain or a flood and people cannot drive on it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
washout — noun (C) informal 1 a failure: The picnic was a total washout nobody turned up! 2 an occasion when heavy rain washes the soil away from a place see also: wash out wash 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
washout — /ˈwɒʃaʊt/ (say woshowt) noun 1. Also, washaway. a washing out of earth, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or a freshet. 2. the hole or break produced. 3. Sport the cancellation or abandoning of a game because of… …
rain-wash — noun the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain • Hypernyms: ↑washout, ↑wash … Useful english dictionary
washout — /wosh owt , wawsh /, 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. Also, wash out. Aeron. a warp in an … Universalium
washout — wash•out [[t]ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ [/t]] n. 1) a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain 2) the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out 3) inf Informal. a) a complete failure or… … From formal English to slang
