| NOUN | phenomenon | backwash, slipstream, airstream, race, wash | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller |
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| phenomenon | backwash, aftermath, wake | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | |
| event | backwash, wake | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward |
| Sounds | bae'kwaa.sh | |
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| Rhymes | awash ... whitewash: 18 rhymes with aash... | |
| Meaning | The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. | |
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| Synonyms | slipstream, airstream, race, wash | |
| Broader | flow | Any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
| Spanish | estela, rebufo | |
| Catalan | estela | |
| Meaning | The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event). | |
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| Synonyms | aftermath, wake | |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Spanish | resultado | |
| Meaning | The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward. | |
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| Synonym | wake | |
| Broader | wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
| Spanish | agua de rechazo, estela | |
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