BACKWASH
Dictionary entry overview: What does backwash mean?
• BACKWASH (noun)
The noun BACKWASH has 3 senses:
1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
Familiarity information: BACKWASH used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BACKWASH (noun)
Meaning:
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
slipstream; backwash; airstream; race; wash
Hypernyms ("backwash" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
Meaning:
The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
aftermath; wake; backwash
Context examples:
the aftermath of war / in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
Hypernyms ("backwash" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Meaning:
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
backwash; wake
Context example:
the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
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))
