washboarding
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The appearance of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road, caused by wear from traffic, erosion, or poor grading.
Uncountable
noun
A streaky appearance on solid patches of color printed on corrugated materials, resulting from the uneven pressure exerted due to corrugations.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "According to the road crew, two forms of road surface damage are common to this haul route — washboarding and potholing."
- "As the surface aged with traffic, the washboarding decreased in severity."
- "Aggregate quality is important to prevent washboarding."
- "Corrugations (washboardings) are fairly regular evenly spaced transverse ridges and caused by traffic actions in conjunction with loose aggregate."
- "When postprinting, washboarding influences the printability. Washboarding depends mainly on the distance between the flute tips ..."
- "The flute tips and the buckling or washboarding between the flutes tips can be seen easily."