washout
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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.
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A Water Dragon company commander told Chinese media that the washout rate for the unit is 88.8 percent.
It will not be a washout or a widespread rain, but any passing shower can briefly stir up the winds and generate graupel or small hail.
The Democratic candidate failed to flip crucial toss-up states such as Florida and Ohio and pull off the blue washout his supporters had been touting.
At the same time, though, various conservative leaders are plumbing the depths of dishonesty to try to of their utter washout.
It shouldn't be a washout by any means, though periods of the afternoon and evening could bring heavy showers and thunderstorms to the region with highs in the mid 80's.
Twenty patients repeated MBW (using a separate Innocor™ gas analyzer to measure washout of the exogenous trace sulphur hexafluoride), and spirometry at a second visit ≥24 hours later.