| 单词 | backwash |
| 释义 | backwash[ bak-wosh, -wawsh ] / ˈbækˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR backwash ON THESAURUS.COM nounNautical. water thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc. Aeronautics. the portion of the wash of an aircraft that flows to the rear, usually created by the power plant.Compare wash (def. 31). a condition, usually undesirable, that continues long after the event which caused it. verb (used with object)to affect, as by hitting, rocking, or splashing, with a backwash: a powerful cutter backwashing the skiers. to clean out (a clogged filter) by reversing the flow of fluid: Backwash the swimming pool's filters regularly. Origin of backwashFirst recorded in 1765–75; back2 + wash SYNONYMS FOR backwash3 aftermath, consequence, result, upshot. SEE SYNONYMS FOR backwash ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM backwashbackwasher, nounWords nearby backwashbackward, backward and forward, backwardation, backward heart failure, backwards, backwash, backwater, backwater valve, backwind, backwoods, backwoodsman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backwashBritish Dictionary definitions for backwashbackwash / (ˈbækˌwɒʃ) / nouna sucking movement of water, such as that of retreating wavesCompare swash (def. 4) water washed backwards by the motion of oars or other propelling devices the backward flow of air set up by an aircraft's engines a condition resulting from a previous event; repercussion verb(tr) to remove oil from (combed wool) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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