washout: Meaning and Definition of

wash•out

1. a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
2. the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out.
3. a warp in an airfoil that gives a decrease in the angle of attack toward the tip. Cf.
4. rainout.
5. an utter failure.
6. a person who has failed a course of training or study: air force washouts.