backwash meaning and definition

BACKWASH noun

Definition of backwash (noun)

1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
   • synonyms: airstream, race, slipstream, wash
2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
   • "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
   • synonyms: aftermath, wake
3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
   • "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
   • synonyms: wake