washout

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈwÉ’Źƒaʊt/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

An appliance designed to wash something out.

Example Sentences
  • The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.
2 Definition

The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.

Example Sentences
  • a bladder washout
3 Definition

A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins.

4 Definition

The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.

5 Definition

A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.

6 Definition

A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.

7 Definition

The cleaning of the inside of a (locomotive) boiler to remove scale (limescale).

8 Definition

A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.

Example Sentences
  • As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.
9 Definition

A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain.

10 Definition

The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing