Backwash - Definition

n 1: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft
propeller [syn: slipstream, airstream, race,
backwash, wash]
2: 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, backwash]
3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the
motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: wake,
backwash]