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BACKWASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
Example:
the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
Synonyms:
backwash; wake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("backwash" is a kind of...):
moving ridge; wave (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
Example:
in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
Synonyms:
aftermath; backwash; wake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("backwash" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Synonyms:
airstream; backwash; race; slipstream; wash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("backwash" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb backwash
