Definition of backwashes Backwashes
We found 3 definitions of backwashes from 2 different sources.
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What does backwashes mean?
Wiktionary 
- backwashes (Noun)
Plural of backwash.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| backwash - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" | ||
| wake | ||
| backwash - 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" | ||
| aftermath, wake | ||
| backwash - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | ||
| slipstream, airstream, race, wash | ||
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Wiktionary
- backwash (Noun)
The backward flow of water from oars or propeller. - backwash (Noun)
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. - backwash (Noun)
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath. - backwash (Noun)
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- backwash (v. i.)
To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
Part of speech
🔤- backwash, verb, present, 1st person singular of backwash (infinitive).
- backwash, verb (infinitive).
- backwash, noun, singular of backwashes.
