backwash
noun
- water moved backward, as by a ship, an oar, etc.
- a backward current or flow, as of air from an airplane propeller
- a reaction or commotion caused by some event
See backwash in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(băkˈwŏshˌ, -wôshˌ)
nouna. A backward flow of water, as from the action of oars.
- A backward flow of air, as from the propeller of an aircraft.
- A result of an event; an aftermath.
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