backwash

/bˈækwˌɑʃ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
   “the aftermath of war”
3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
   “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”

Synonyms for backwash

• slipstream
• airstream
• race
• wash
• aftermath
• wake

Words that rhyme with backwash

• wash
• whitewash
• squash
• slosh
• brainwash
• gouache
• mackintosh
• panache
• awash
• bosh
• galosh
• goulash
• hogwash
• josh
• mouthwash
• posh
• tosh
• antosh
• baasch
• braasch
• brosh
• brosz
• dosh
• ghosh
• gosh
• grosh
• hasz
• kosh
• losh
• mccosh