"prop wash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prop washes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prop wash (countable and uncountable, plural prop washes)
  1. (aviation, nautical) The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or fore when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical
    Sense id: en-prop_wash-en-noun-H1lu~LJs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 35 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
  2. Byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-prop_wash-en-noun-dL3JESFS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 35 33
  3. (aviation, nautical, humorous) In military or other social organizations involving aircraft or boats, a mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers. Tags: countable, humorous, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical Related terms: jet blast, rotor wash
    Sense id: en-prop_wash-en-noun-MJ6skHoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 35 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (mass pushed by propeller): potkurivirta (Finnish), ελικόρευμα (elikórevma) [neuter] (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'mass pushed by propeller': 41 37 22

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