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backwash

noun

1 backwash

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.

synonyms: airstream, race, slipstream, wash.

2 backwash

The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).

synonyms: aftermath, wake.

Dutch: nasleep, nawee, naweeën, staart

3 backwash

The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward.

synonym: wake.

Polish: ślad torowy, kilwater


Moby thesaurus: Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backcountry, backflow, backlash, backwater, backwoods, boondocks, bush, clout, condensation trail, contrail, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, eddy, exhaust, force, gulf ... show more.

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