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Downwash
Meaning
Noun
●
In Aviation:
downward
air
turbulence
caused
by a
propeller
or
jet
, but especially by
helicopter
blades
●
The
downward
motion
of
air
as a result of
eddies
behind a
wing
or
chimney
, etc.
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Origin
downwash
English
down-
English
wash
English
washen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Fluid
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Rhymes
Mosh
Tosh
Gosh
Posh
Wash
Cosh
Nosh
Dosh
Bosh
Quash
Swash
Closh
Awash
Skosh
Squash
Kibosh
Splosh
Cloche
Backwash
Musquash
Downwash
Moustache
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