backwash, n.
(backwashes)
(backwashes)
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
<noun.event>
backwash wake
sample sentences
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
aftermath backwash wake
sample sentences
"the aftermath of war""in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
<noun.phenomenon>
airstream backwash race slipstream wash
semantic pointers
hypernym