washout

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Washout, caused by a combination of tidal surge and tidal locking, damaged the track and the supporting ballast and the line was closed for a week for repairs.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

During World War II, he began drawing a hapless soldier named Willie Washout in comic strips for military newspapers and eventually flew B-29s as an Army Air Force navigator.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 4, 2018

Just say no: Washout days, when trainees were sent home, were all too common.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2016

Washout by rain of radionuclides attached to particulates in the atmosphere is the main cause of dose to the public from nuclear reactors.

From Forbes • Apr. 1, 2013

Washout of an evening; makes home seem quite nice, especially with George here.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]