There are washouts all along the road-bed, and the passengers have been hauled up the stream, across fields, and every other way, except by the regular route.
"The Reclaimers"
Margaret Hill McCarter
All along the banks were evidences of washouts which piled up driftwood every place along the shore where there was a root or snag which would hold the accumulations.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
Meanwhile Campbell rapidly talked about masonry, road-beds, washouts, and other things that Neale heard but did not clearly understand.
"The U.P. Trail"
Zane Grey