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washout

[wosh-aut, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ- /
NOUN
failure
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NOUN
result of rain
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In July, rides were canceled because of washout risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

The washout gave each side one point, and left Australia unable to catch up.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Scotland are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

“Creek must of swole up after the last rain. Thet washout th’owed my car clean out a-control.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns


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