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  2. Washout (erosion) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Glossary of North American horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Washy, Washed out A horse that is sweating profusely due to nerves. [4] Weight for Age Race with a fixed amount of weight carried by horses based on their age, sex or other parameters such as time of year or distance of race. [5] Winner's circle

  4. Washout - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Washout (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Washed Out - Wikipedia

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    Washed Out's second album, Paracosm, was released on August 13, 2013. The first single was "It All Feels Right", followed by "Don't Give Up". [ 16 ] The same year, "New Theory" from Life of Leisure featured in-background on a scene from The Spectacular Now .

  7. Washing out the mouth with soap - Wikipedia

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    Convicted murderer Steven W. Bowman was alleged to have washed out his girlfriend's mouth with soap in July 2000, when she mentioned her other romantic partner's name; he went on to murder his girlfriend's lover. [35] A teacher in Rochester, New York was suspended in 2004 for washing out the mouth of a student for using vulgar language ...

  8. Washaway - Wikipedia

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    An embankment that is washed away can be repaired or restored by replacing the washed away earth, which is necessarily large because embankments have a gentle slope. A quicker method is to replace the washed out earth with a criss-cross structure of timber steepers called a pigsty which is only slightly wider than the track itself. The pigsty ...

  9. Driftwood - Wikipedia

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    Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves. It is part of beach wrack. In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and food for birds, fish and other aquatic species as it floats in the ocean.