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   washout

   /ˈwɒʃaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. an event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain: informal "last summer was a bit of a washout here"
   • ▪ a disappointing failure: "the film was branded a colossal washout"
   • 2. a breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding: "chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road"
   • ▪ a channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material.
   • 3. the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, especially by washing with a fluid.

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