Runout

Quick meaning: Runout is a noun meaning Something that has been run out.

Meaning

Something that has been run out.

More Meanings

1. (skiing) A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails.
2. (skiing) Slowing down at the end of a ski run, skiing on a runout.
3. The end portion of the groove of a phonographic record, after the recorded sound.
4. A supposed auction employing shill bidders in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.
5. A sudden tension between two coupled railcars when the fore one is moving faster than the hinder one.
6. (cricket) The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
7. (mechanical engineering) Deviation of the axis of rotation of a rotating object (especially a milling cutter or workpiece) relative to that object's centerline; the specific amount of deviation.

Example Sentences

The landslide had a long runout.

We determined that inaccuracy was caused by a large amount of tool runout.

The freeway guardrail runout around this object is shorter than recommended.

Researchers noted no unusual events (e.g., knuckle breaks) or notable instances of significant slack action or run-ins/run-outs at the lead locomotive during the test.

Word Forms

• runouts
• run-out

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include transit, journey, route, path, measurement, eccentricity.

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