backwash
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈbækˌwɑʃ/
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reflujo
- The strong backwash from the boat created large waves that disturbed the calm waters behind.
- a backwash of water
- backwash flow
- backwash flow capabilities
Examples
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Heartburn results from the backwash of stomach acid into the esophagus, the tube connecting the mouth and stomach.
Blog text (19) -
Rain rushed over the dam and backwash flowed across the road, cutting new troughs to the creek below.
Fiction book (1990) -
The system uses a combined air/water backwash for aggressive media cleaning.
Academic text (1998) -
Performing a backwash prevents high turbidity levels.
Academic text (2003) -
The quality of the backwash process relies on proper valve actuation.
Academic text (2003) -
He's rolled back across the doors, then, caught in the backwash, sucked out towards the sea until the next wave sweeps him back again.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the wave crashed on the shore, the backwash pulled sand and shells back into the ocean.
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When the plane took off, the backwash from its engines made the nearby trees sway and rustle.
Synonyms
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6.5
The trail of waves a boat makes as it moves through water
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8.0
Air moving behind a fast vehicle like a plane or car that helps others go faster
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8.4
A strong flow of air pushed backward by a plane propeller
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8.4
The flow of air pushed backward by a propeller or wing
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7.4
A strong water current under the surface that pulls you out to sea
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6.2
A flow of water or gas that moves back toward its source and can pollute the supply
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6.3
Air pushed backward by an aircraft propeller or jet engine
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6.6
A movement that goes in the opposite direction to another, for example fluids or people
Liquid or gas moving back toward its source
Water moving back toward the sea after a wave or boat passes
A propeller or rotor pushes air backward that can shake things nearby
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backwash comes from back ('behind') and wash ('move water'). It names the water that moves back behind a boat or wave, so backwash means the backward flow of water left behind something.