[
US
/ˈwaɪˌpaʊt/
]
NOUN
- a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
- an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
How To Use wipeout In A Sentence
- These boards have a soft cushiony exterior, which is a real asset if you get hit by your board during a wipeout.
- Furthermore, his system had not a single wipeout in 20 years of back testing.
- Two of my favorite downhills are Wipeout and Lost Run.
- Combine ceiling high sets with powerful rip currents and Rockaway's notorious, shifty, ledgy peaks, and the stage was set for some serious ripping… and brutal wipeouts.
- The last wipeout, which few remember was 91-92 when all the money center banks were essentially caput. Matthew Yglesias » The Finance Economy
- I recovered well and managed to land in a kind of lop-sided on-one-bended-knee stance, but it's still a wipeout in my book. bah.
- He experienced the best and the worst of Pipeline with a perfect 10, a handful of hideous wipeouts and broken surfboards.
- I gave a good wipeout of the controls and double-checked my flaps-half, trim and radar altimeter set.
- Arms and legs grow stiff in the chilly water, paddling becomes hard, wipeouts and swims brutal.
- The closing minutes of the first semifinal heat saw a strong set, some jumbled take-offs and a few crowd-pleasing wipeouts.
