What is "wipeout"

also wipe-out, 1962, American English, surfer slang, from wipe (v.) + out. Sense of "destruction, defeat, a killing" is recorded from 1968. Verbal phrase wipe out "destroy, obliterate" is from 1610s.

n. The action of the verb "wipe out"

1. n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: destruction, demolition]

2. a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

Wipeout is an American game show that aired from September 12, 1988 to June 9, 1989, with Peter Tomarken as host. The series was produced by Dames-Fraser Productions and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television.

Reruns of the series later aired on the USA Network from 1989 to 1991.

Wipeout (trademarked as WipEout) is a series of futuristic anti-gravity racing games developed by SCE Studio Liverpool. The series is well known for its fast-paced gameplay and high-quality 3D visual design running on the full resolution of the console the game belongs to; its association with electronic dance music (mainly Goa trance, Uplifting Trance and Big beat), as well as its continuous collaboration with certain artists ( The Chemical Brothers, Optical, FSOL, Cold Storage, Kraftwerk, Orbital, Aphex Twin and others). The series identified itself with a strong graphical design, provided by The Designers Republic.

An electoral wipeout occurs when a major party receives far fewer votes or seats in a Legislature than their position justifies. It is the opposite of a landslide victory; the two frequently going hand in hand.

Note that the use of the phrase generally assumes that the returns were the product of a legitimate election; show elections to fraudulent legislatures regularly produce incredibly strong majorities for the ruling party(s).

Wipeout (stylised as wipEout") is a 1995 futuristic racing game developed and published by Psygnosis. It is the first game in the Wipeout series and is set in the year 2052. It was originally released in 1995 for PlayStation and PCs running MS-DOS, and in 1996 for Sega Saturn, being a launch title for the PlayStation in Europe and North America. It has since been re-released as a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network in 2007.

Set in the year 2052, players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league, piloting one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks around the world. Unique at the time, Wipeout was noted for its futuristic setting, weapons designed to both stall and destroy enemy opponents and its marketing campaign which was designed by Keith Hopwood and The Designers Republic. The game featured music from CoLD SToRAGE, Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers and Orbital. The game was critically acclaimed upon release; critics praised the game for its originality and its vast "unique techno soundtrack". However, it was criticised for its in-game physics. Wipeout managed to spawn several sequels to critical acclaim.

Wipe out or wipeout may refer to:

The Wipeout is a newer form of the Trabant. The rides are very similar as they both were made by Chance Rides. They each spin horizontally, and then start fluctuating in a wavelike manner. There is a motor underneath the ride that makes both of these rides raise up and down.

Wipeout: The Music is a soundtrack album of various British electronica artists and other European producers from the video game of the same name, released in 1995.

Wipeout is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #236.

Wipeout, presented on air as Wipeout Australia, is an Australian game show, which is based on the U.S. game show of the same name. The game show premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 7:30 pm for an initial run of eight episodes. The show was produced by Endemol Southern Star. The show is currently being re-aired on GO!, a Nine Network multi-channel.

This is a comprehensive list of all of the episodes from the first season of American game show Wipeout.

Wipeout was an Australian game show that aired on the Seven Network from 1999 to 2000. The show was based on the original American series of the same title and was hosted by Tony Johnston. This version was the only one to use children as contestants, and in turn used points instead of dollars due to a law in Australia and Europe which prohibits children from winning money on game shows. After the show was cancelled, it reran until 2004.

Wipeout was a British game show based on the original US format that aired on BBC1 from 25 May 1994 to 9 May 2003. The show was originally hosted by Paul Daniels from 1994 to 1997, then Bob Monkhouse took over from 1998 to 2003.

Wipeout is a roller coaster located at Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Lowestoft, England. Vekoma designed the roller coaster. Wipeout uses a boomerang design.

Wipeout was a game show series in which contestants competed in what was billed as the "World's Largest Obstacle Course". Wipeout was hosted and commentated by John Henson and John Anderson, while Jill Wagner acted as the "on-location" presenter. The show aired on ABC from June 24, 2008 until the show aired its final episode on September 7, 2014. The interim presenter for one season was Vanessa Lachey. The creators and executive producers are Matt Kunitz and Scott Larsen. Distribution of the show was handled by Endemol USA. The show was taped at Sable Ranch in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles.

The Wipeout is a Vekoma Waikiki Wave Super Flip at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The opening of this ride in 1993 caused part of Country Fair to be rethemed to Ocean Parade.

The following is a comprehensive list of episodes from the second season of American game show Wipeout.

The following is a comprehensive listing of all the episodes from the third season of American game show Wipeout.

Here is a comprehensive listing of all of the episodes from the fourth season of American game show Wipeout.