Noun: backwash 'bak,wósh
- The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
"the motorboat's backwash capsized the canoe";
- wake
- The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
"The small plane was buffeted by the backwash of the larger aircraft";
- slipstream, airstream, race, wash
- The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
"the backwash of war";
- aftermath, wake
Derived forms: backwashes
Type of: consequence, effect, event, flow, issue, moving ridge, outcome, result, upshot, wave
Encyclopedia: Backwash