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backwash

English

  1. 🔊 the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”
  2. 🔊 the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
    “the aftermath of war”
  3. 🔊 the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Similar words

wake aftermath wake slipstream airstream race wash charybdis maelstrom back stream backcountry backflow backlash backwater backwoods boondocks bush clout condensation trail contrail countercurrent counterflow counterflux eddy