Hypertext Webster Gateway: "washout"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Washout \Wash"out`\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
washout
n : (informal) someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {flop}, {dud}]
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