Backwash
Related Definitions
[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
Related Terms
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, impr