Backwash

/ˈbæk.wɑʃ/

Synonyms for "backwash" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(6 words)

wash aftereffect aftermath airstream backfire backflow

back streambackcountry backflow backlash backwater backwoods boondocks bush

Strong matches (21)

charybdis cloutcondensation trailcontrail countercurrent counterflow counterflux eddy exhaust force frontier gulf gurge hinterland impact impress impression imprint maelstrom

Noun(2 words)

consequenceflow backward

Related words (35)

mark print reaction recoil reflex refluence reflux regurgitation repercussion response stick sticks stream swirl track twirlup countryup-country upshotvapor trail

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vortex wake wash whirl whirlpool

Noun(10 words)

race rebound reflux repercussionreverse flowricochet slipstream undertow wakewash back

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More general

13 entries

consequence effect event flowhydrodynamic processinfluence issue motionmoving ridgeoutcome result upshot wave

More specific

9 entries

backwash currentbackwash waveeconomic backwashlong-term impactpolitical backwashsecondary effectsocial backwashstorm backwashtidal backwash

Collocations

10 entries

backwash currentbackwash effectbackwash processbackwash waterbackwash wavescoastal backwashperiodic backwashingshoreline backwashtidal backwashwave backwash

Inflections

3 entries

backwashed backwashes backwashing

Derivations

3 entries

backwash effectbackwash waterbackwashable

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The waves broke, and the backwash rushed over the sand.

Source: tatoeba (10206213)

The waves broke, and the backwash rushed through the pebbles.

Source: tatoeba (10206214)

The waves broke, and the backwash roared through the pebbles.

Source: tatoeba (10206216)

I looked back to a ferry passing the Statue of Liberty now, its backwash a curving line upon the bay.

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