Examples of “washout” in a Sentence

noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.

• A washout closed the mountain road for three days.

noun An event that is canceled or ruined by rain.

• The whole festival was a washout this year.

noun (informal) A complete failure, or a person who has failed to succeed at something.

• The project turned out to be a total washout.
• He dropped out of pilot training, calling himself a washout.