資料來源 : pyDict
沖失,沖失的地區,破壞處所
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
washout
n 1: 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"
2: 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" [syn: {wash}]
3: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {flop}, {dud}]