backwashnoun
uk/ˈbæk.wɒʃ/us/ˈbæk.wɑːʃ/backwash noun (WATER)
[ U ] the backward movement of waves, or the backward movement of water caused by something, such as a boat, passing through it:
The waterskier was caught in the backwash from a motorboat.
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Floods, tides & currents
- change
- come
- current
- ebb
- ebb tide
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
- whirlpool
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backwash noun (EFFECT)
[ S ] an effect that is not the direct result of something:
The economic and political backwash of the war is still being felt.
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Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- bang
- be a monument to sth idiom
- bed
- bite
- effect
- first fruit
- fruit
- function
- impact
- knock-on effect
- monument
- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
- spillover
- spin-off
- the bitter fruits of sth idiom
- the upshot
- trickle-down
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