| slovo | definícia |
washout
(mass) | wash-out
- erózia, fiasko, krach, zlyhanie |
washout
(encz) | washout,fiasko n: Zdeněk Brož |
washout
(encz) | washout,krach n: Zdeněk Brož |
washout
(encz) | washout,neúspěch n: Zdeněk Brož |
washout
(encz) | washout,propadák n: Zdeněk Brož |
washout
(encz) | washout,výmol n: Zdeněk Brož |
Washout
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. a complete failure; -- of an enterprise.
[PJC]
3. a person who has failed a course of study or training,
leaving the program before its completion.
[PJC] |
washout
(wn) | 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: washout,
wash]
3: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud, washout] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Washout
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. a complete failure; -- of an enterprise.
[PJC]
3. a person who has failed a course of study or training,
leaving the program before its completion.
[PJC] |
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