1 example sentence using washout.
Washout used in a sentence
Washout in a sentence as a noun
A couple of decades ago, the only road from Silicon Valley to Skyline in the hills was blocked by construction equipment repairing a washout.
Washout definitions
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"
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"
See also: wash
noun
someone who is unsuccessful
See also: flop