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Backwash meaning
A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc. | The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. | The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
Example sentences (8)
A shelf or wall in the sand has appeared on Weymouth Beach towards the Pavillion, caused by the backwash after Storm Ciarán caused high winds to blow eastwards across the bay.
On a second wave, a right hander, Lange lined up a massive bottom turn only to be blasted out of the top of the wave into the air by the backwash.
The 40 MLD of raw water harvested from backwash recovery could support 200,000 customers daily.
At issue are changes that need to be made to a backwash tank, construction of which was complicated by the discovery of unexpected groundwater at the site.
The problem with the backwash tank will not affect the total cost of the project, which has a $1 million contingency fee.
On pebble and shingle beaches the swash is dissipated more quickly because the large particle size allows greater percolation, thereby reducing the power of the backwash, and the beach remains steep.
On sandy beaches, the turbulent backwash of destructive waves removes material forming a gently sloping beach.
People who dislike the beer may refer to it as "Vomit Beer", "Vaginal Backwash", or "Visitors Beer".