air backwash

См. также в других словарях:

• Backwash (physical phenomenon) — Backwash is the backwards flow of air or water. Backwash can be created naturally by waves rebounding off a beach or other obstacle. It is created by propulsion devices such as an oar or engine. Unlike a slipstream, a backwash is harder to travel …   Wikipedia

• backwash — ack wash , n. 1. The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat. [PJC] 2. (Aeron.) The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• backwash — [bak′wôsh΄] n. 1. water moved backward, as by a ship, an oar, etc. 2. a backward current or flow, as of air from an airplane propeller 3. a reaction or commotion caused by some event …   English World dictionary

• Backwash — The word Backwash may refer to:* Backwash (geography), the water that rolls back down a beach after a wave has broken * Backwash (physical phenomenon), the backwards flow of air or water * Backwash, the process of thoroughly cleaning a pool… …   Wikipedia

• Air stream — An airstream is a relatively well defined prevailing wind, it is name given to a body of air, or air mass, that moves from its source region and brings the weather with it.It can also mean the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft… …   Wikipedia

• backwash — noun Date: 1869 1. a backward flow or movement (as of water or air) produced especially by a propelling force; also the fluid that is moving backward 2. consequence, aftermath …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• backwash — noun a) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller. b) The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. See Also: wake …   Wiktionary

• backwash — noun 1》 the motion of receding waves. 2》 a backward current created by an object moving through water or air …   English new terms dictionary

• backwash — /ˈbækwɒʃ / (say bakwosh) noun 1. Nautical the water thrown back by a motor, oars or paddlewheels. 2. Aeronautics the air which flows back from the propellers of an aircraft. 3. a condition lasting after the event which caused it. 4. water running …  

• backwash — n. 1 a receding waves created by the motion of a ship etc. b a backward current of air created by a moving aircraft. 2 repercussions …   Useful english dictionary

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium