| 单词 | washout |
| 释义 | 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 airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Cf. washin. 4. rainout. 5. Informal. an utter failure. 6. Informal. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts. [1870-75; n. use of v. phrase wash out] |
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