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Washed Out, the stage name of chillwave musician Ernest Greene; The well drilling process for enlarging a drill hole in an oil well; A term for a sporting event cancelled due to rain; see Rainout (sports) An alternate name for a run-in period, a common phase in clinical research; Radiocontrast washout, where radiocontrast disappears from a tissue
back wash Water forced astern by the action of the propeller. Also, the receding of waves. baggywrinkle A soft covering for standing rigging (such as shrouds and stays) that reduces sail chafing. [3] bailer Any device for removing water that has entered a vessel. bail out Tacking away from other boats to obtain clear air. Often used for ...
An arroyo (/ ə ˈ r ɔɪ oʊ / (from Spanish arroyo (Spanish:, "brook"))) or wash is a dry watercourse that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. [1] Flash floods are common in arroyos following thunderstorms. It's akin to the Catalan rambla, which stems from the Arabic rámla, "dry river".
Washout is commonly achieved by designing the wing with a slight twist, reducing the angle of incidence from root to tip, and therefore causing a lower angle of attack at the tips than at the roots.
The term Hot Wash comes from the practice used by some soldiers of dousing their weapons in extremely hot water as a means of removing grit and residue after firing. While this practice by no means eliminates the need to properly break down the weapon later for cleaning, it removes the major debris and ensures the cleaning process goes more ...
A washout occurred on the Riverside and Great Northern Railway in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on June 11, 2004.. In road and rail transport, a washout is the result of a natural disaster where the roadbed is eroded away by flowing water, usually as the result of a flood. [1]
A halt in game proceedings due to rain, but not yet a wash out. Rain rule Any of various methods of determining which team wins a rain-shortened one-day match. The current preferred method is the Duckworth–Lewis method. A red ball Red ball The traditional type of ball.
Run-in period is a period between the recruitment and randomization phases of a clinical trial, [1] [2] when all participants receive the same treatment, which may be active treatment, a placebo or no treatment at all.