WASHOUT


Meaning of WASHOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯsh-ˌau̇t, ˈwäsh- ]

noun

Date: 1873

1.

a. : the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet

b. : a place where earth is washed away

2. : one that fails to measure up : failure : as

a. : one who fails in a course of training or study

b. : an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.