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Wipeout

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of colliding or crashing.

    "The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp."

  2. 2
    a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) wordnet
  3. 3
    Total destruction or elimination.

    "The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic."

  4. 4
    an event that completely destroys something wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of falling off one's surfboard.

    "Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?"

Etymology

Deverbal from wipe out.

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