backwash

Noun
  1. The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller (synset 111443311)
    is a type of: flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
    same as: airstream, race, slipstream, wash
  2. The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (synset 111431724)
    "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
    is a type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    same as: aftermath, wake
  3. The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward (synset 107358968)
    "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
    is a type 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)
    same as: wake

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