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washout

[wosh-out, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ- /
NOUN
failure
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NOUN
result of rain
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Sri Lanka were left on the brink after being blasted out for 95 against England to lose by 51 runs a day after New Zealand and Pakistan took a point each from a washout.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Scotland are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Stocks may stage a tepid recovery from Tuesday’s Greenland-inspired washout, but anxiety remains high as President Trump arrives in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

I eased over to the side of the washout, dropped to my hands and knees, and looked under the bank into the pocket.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls