About The Word Backwash
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Backwash
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What's The Definition Of Backwash?
[n] the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
[n] 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" [n] the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller Synonyms | Synonyms for Backwash: aftermath | airstream | race | slipstream | wake | wake | wash Related Terms | Find terms related to Backwash: back stream | backcountry | backflow | backlash | backwater | backwoods | boondocks | bush | Charybdis | clout | condensation trail | contrail | countercurrent | counterflow | counterflux | eddy | exhaust | force | gulf | gurge | hinterland | impact | impress | impression | imprint | Maelstrom | mark | print | reaction | recoil | reflex | refluence | reflux | regurgitation | repercussion | response | sticks | stream | swirl | track | twirl | up-country | vapor trail | vortex | wake | wash | whirl | whirlpool See Also | consequence | effect | event | flow | issue | moving ridge | outcome | result | upshot | wave Backwash In Webster's Dictionary \Back"wash`\, v. i.
To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
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