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washout

sudden erosion (usually by water) of either natural terrain or man-made objects (such as roads and railroads)
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washout

Summary

washout ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • washout is a type of erosion[2].
  • washout's Commons category is recorded as Washouts[3].
  • washout's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as hazard=washout[4].

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Definition and Type

washout is a type of erosion[2].

Why It Matters

washout ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[1] washout has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · WINEUR · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → erosion
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → Q889503
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q889503]]"
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