backwash
1. 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 • Syn: aftermath, wake • Hypernyms: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot 2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • Syn: slipstream, airstream, race, wash • Hypernyms: flow 3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward - the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe • Syn: wake • Hypernyms: wave, moving ridge
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