wipeout
(noun)
noun
1. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Similar word(s): demolition, destruction
Definition categories: event, conclusion, ending, finish
2. a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
Definition categories: act, fall, spill, tumble
Sentences with wipeout as a noun:
- The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
- The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.