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Washout (aviation) — Washout refers to a feature of wing design to deliberately reduce the lift distribution across the span of the wing of an aircraft. The wing is designed so that lift is strongest at the wing roots and decreases across the span until reaching zero … Wikipedia
washout — wash|out [ˈwɔʃ aut US ˈwo:ʃ , ˈwa:ʃ ] n informal 1.) a failure ▪ The picnic was a total washout nobody turned up! 2.) an occasion when heavy rain causes damage or stops an event from happening →wash out at ↑wash1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Washout — wash out beschreibt die Auswaschung von Staub und Aerosolen aus der Atmosphäre mit Hilfe des Niederschlags. Staubpartikel sowie einige Aerosole können in der Luft als Kondensationskerne für Wasserdampf dienen. Mit dem Niederschlag gelangen diese… … Deutsch Wikipedia
washout — wash·out wȯsh .au̇t, wäsh n the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart) * * * wash·out (wahshґout) a thorough washing … Medical dictionary
Washout — Wash out , n. 1. 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
washout — wash|out [ waʃ,aut ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL a failure: The party was a total washout. 2. ) a situation in which a road has been damaged by rain or a flood and people cannot drive on it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
washout — (n.) disappointing failure, 1902, from verbal phrase wash out obliterate, cancel, attested from 1570s, hence colloquial sense of to call off (an event) due to bad weather, etc … Etymology dictionary
wash|out — «WOSH OWT, WSH », noun. 1. the act or action of washing away earth, gravel, a road, bridge, or other structure, by water, as from very heavy rains or a flooding stream. 2. the hole, cavity, or break made by this. 3. Informal, Figurative. a person … Useful english dictionary
washout — wash•out [[t]ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ [/t]] n. 1) a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain 2) the hole, break, or erosion produced by such a washing out 3) inf Informal. a) a complete failure or… … From formal English to slang
wash out — verb 1. prevent or interrupt due to rain (Freq. 1) The storm had washed out the game • Syn: ↑rain out • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
