washout

Noun
  1. The channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water (synset 113942206)
    "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
    is a type of: channel, groove - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
  2. The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) (synset 113595396)
    "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
    is a type of: soil erosion - the washing away of soil by the flow of water
    subtypes: rain-wash - the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain
    same as: wash
  3. Someone who is unsuccessful (synset 110117246)
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
    same as: dud, flop

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