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upwash

upwash noun: upward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet.

Noun

upwash (countable and uncountable, plural upwashes)

  1. upward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet
  2. The upward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
    • There is significant upwash ahead of the wing and even more downwash behind the wing.2008, John S. Denker, How It Flies

Antonyms of upwash

Forms of upwash

pluralupwashes

Origin of upwash

From up- + wash.

Questions about upwash

What does upwash mean?
Upwash means upward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet.
What part of speech is upwash?
Upwash is a noun.
What is the plural of upwash?
The plural of upwash is upwashes.

Words near upwash in the dictionary

  1. upwards
  2. upwards of
  3. upwarp
  4. upwarping
  5. upwarps
  6. upwash
  7. upwashes
  8. upways
  9. upweight
  10. upweighted
  11. upweighting

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