- washout - 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"
--1 is a kind of groove, channel
- washout, wash - 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"
--2 is a kind of soil erosion
--2 has particulars: rain-washDerived form: verb wash out3 - flop, dud, washout - someone who is unsuccessful
--3 is a kind of failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person
- washout, wash - 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"