WASHOUTS

Noun

washouts

plural of washout

Source: Wiktionary

WASHOUT

Wash"out`, n.

Definition: The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition