go-outs

Noun

go-out (plural go-outs)

1. A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters when the tide is out.
   • John of Gaunt, "time-honoured Lancaster,," made Lincoln Castle his summer residence, and built a winter palace in the southern suburbs, near the Gowts (go-outs) bridge.1857, George S. Measom, The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway, page 90
2. A dog obedience training maneuver, in which the dog leaves the trainer and goes to a target (a white fence), turns, and sits there
   • This method of teaching the go-out is set up to take 11 days, but can be done in a week if your training sessions are scheduled properly.1979, “Teaching the Go-Out”, in Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 101
3. A session of surfing, bodyboarding, windsurfing, or similar sea sport.
   • Up until then, I had only surfed Rincon a couple of times. And, they were short go-outs.2003, Herb Torrens, Paraffin Chronicles, page 77