wipeout

See also: wipe-out and wipe out

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase wipe out.

Noun

wipeout (plural wipeouts)

The 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.

Translations

The action of the verb "wipe out"

Dutch: botsing (nl) f
Finnish: pyyhintä (fi), pyyhkiminen (fi), poispyyhkäisy, kaatuminen (fi)

French: gamelle (fr) f, plantage (fr) m
Spanish: asolamiento (es) m, extermina (es)

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