backwash

Meaning

Noun

1. The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
2. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
3. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
4. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
5. The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
6. washback

Verb

1. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
2. To affect with backwash.
3. To clean the oil from wool after combing.

Synonyms

wake

slipstream

race

aftermath

airstream

wash

🧽

reverberation

echo

regurgitation

repercussions

replication

reply

resonance

resound

resounding

result

ripples

swash

totality

wave

👋

waves

return flow

circumfluence

inverse flow

wave reflection

back flow

recoil of wave

aftereffect

wave backrush

billows

blowback

effect

entailment

implication

ramification

reflux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbæk.wɒʃ/

Etymology

From back + wash.