Similar words: backwater, backwards and forwards, backlash, flash back, back to back, backpack, back, aback. Meaning: n. 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) 3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward.
31. The backwash of the passing boat took us by surprise.
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