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Backwash

Backwash Definition And Meaning
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.

Backwash Definition And Meaning

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

Backwash In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"wash`\, v. i.
To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

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