washout

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
noun the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
noun someone who is unsuccessful

Deverbal from wash out.

There's a washout down the road! — A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill, Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
"Did you know about the washout?" — The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon
This looked like a washout from the first. — The Secret of the Ninth Planet, Donald A. Wollheim

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