wipeout
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
nasty
VERB + WIPEOUT
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WIPEOUT + NOUN
industry
Definitions
noun
1
The act of colliding or crashing.
The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
2
Total destruction or elimination.
The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.
3
The act of falling off one's surfboard.
Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.
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Synonyms
noun — an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroy
- destruction
- demolition
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The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
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The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.
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Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
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