Definition of washout
Definition of washout
- washout Noun An act of washing something out, or an appliance or device for doing so.
- washout Noun The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
- washout Noun The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
- washout Noun A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
- washout Noun A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
- washout Noun A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain.
- washout Noun The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing