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washout

noun /wɑʃaʊt/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

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”

noun

someone who is unsuccessful

noun

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”

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