wash·out /ˈwɔʃˌaʊt, ˈwɑʃ-/
 衝失,衝失的地區,破壞處所


 wash·out /ˈwɔʃˌaʊt, ˈwɑʃ-/ 名詞
 清除,沖洗,清洗,洗淨,洗出,水浸出


 Wash·out n.
 1. The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.

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 washout
      n 1: the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft
           soil by water; "it was several days after the storm
           before they could repair the washout and open the road"
      2: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water
         (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the
         washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" [syn: wash]
      3: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud]