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backwash meaning and definition
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Definition of backwash (noun)
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- synonyms: airstream, race, slipstream, wash
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
- synonyms: wake
Source: Princeton University Wordnet