wipeout

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wipeout

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Deverbal from wipe out.

noun wipeouts · wipe-out · wipe out

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.
The act of falling off one's surfboard. Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?

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noun The action of the verb "wipe out"

Español	asolamiento
Français	gamelle, plantage

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"wipeout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wipeout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wipeout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wipeout

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"wipeout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wipeout.

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@misc{wipeout_2026,
  title = {wipeout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wipeout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}