backwash

Nouns

  • (n) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller slipstream, airstream, race, wash,
  • (n) 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,
  • (n) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    • the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
    wake,

Synonyms

slipstream airstream race wash aftermath wake

Words of close approximity

backward