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washout

[wosh-aut, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ- /
NOUN
failure
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NOUN
result of rain
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In July, rides were canceled because of washout risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

With my pockets bulging with ammunition, I climbed out of the washout and ran back to the sycamore tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls


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