Auswaschung — meaning in English

English meaning

• scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
• washout noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.

Senses

Auswaschung is used for these senses in English:

• scour A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
• washout An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something.

scour — full definition

1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

washout — full definition

1. noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.
2. noun An event that is cancelled or ruined by rain.
3. noun (informal) A complete failure, or a person who has failed to succeed at something.

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