"prop wash" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-prop wash.wav 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 forward 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-KzBrv869 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 35 37 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
  2. A byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-prop_wash-en-noun-k-ZiJkDh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 35 37
  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-SZZJHLWW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 29 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 30 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 17 53 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': 40 33 27

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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