wipeout
wipeout · wipeouts
The act of colliding or crashingThe act of colliding or crashing.
US/wˈaɪpˌaʊt/
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of colliding or crashing.
The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
Total destruction or elimination.
The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.
The act of falling off one's surfboard.
Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
More definitions
- a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
- an event that completely destroys something
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Deverbal from wipe out.Deverbal from wipe out.
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Forms
plural: wipeoutsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an event that completely destroys something:destructiondemolition
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwipe out