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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]backwash (countable and uncountable, plural backwashes)
- (nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 166:
- I looked back to a ferry passing the Statue of Liberty now, its backwash a curving line upon the bay.
- The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
- The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
- The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
- (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
- (education) washback
Translations
[edit]backward flow of water from a propeller
similar flow of air from an aircraft engine
aftermath
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The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink
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Verb
[edit]backwash (third-person singular simple present backwashes, present participle backwashing, simple past and past participle backwashed)
- To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
- (transitive) To affect with backwash.
- To clean the oil from wool after combing.
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