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The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prop blast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wash, blast
A byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, humorous, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
Examples
- We sent the new recruit to obtain a bucket of prop wash.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
potkurivirta
— mass pushed by propeller
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Greek:
ελικόρευμα
(elikórevma)
— mass pushed by propeller
