wipeout
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wipe·out
(wīp′out′)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of wiping out.
b. Complete destruction.
2. Sports A fall, as from a surfboard or bicycle.
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wipe′out`
or wipe′-out`,
n.
1. destruction, annihilation, or murder.
2. a fall from a surfboard.
[1920–25]
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| Noun | 1. |  wipeout - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys somethingconclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" annihilation, disintegration - total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" eradication, obliteration - the complete destruction of every trace of something ravage, depredation - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" |
| 2. |  wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) |
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