Definition of "wipeout" []

• The act or an instance of wiping out. (noun)
• Complete destruction. (noun)
• Sports A fall, as from a surfboard or bicycle. (noun)

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• "The impact explosion that comes after the first wipeout is breathtaking."
• "Strategist Joe Trippi compared the fiscal discipline posturing to former President Bill Clinton's strategy after his party's 1994 midterm wipeout -- a strategy that paid off with his reelection victory two years later."
• "Wall Street’s wipeout is taking its toll on Ground Zero, sparking fears that a forest of empty towers could rise on the 16-acre site."