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washout noun- a failure (a thing or a person); a disappointment; a cancellation UK, 1902
- [H]is first party conference promises to be a wash-out. — New Statesman, 1 October 2001
- in motorcycle racing, the condition that occurs when the front wheel begins to slide in soft dirt; also used in mountain biking US
- During a front-wheel washout you lose steering control — Ed Radlauer, Motorcylopedia, p. 71, 1973
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