wash·out /ˈwɔʃˌaʊt, ˈwɑʃ-/
衝失,衝失的地區,破壞處所
wash·out /ˈwɔʃˌaʊt, ˈwɑʃ-/ 名詞
清除,沖洗,清洗,洗淨,洗出,水浸出
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.
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washout
n 1: 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"
2: 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" [syn: wash]
3: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud]