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According to WordNet, the noun "backwash" has 3 sense(s).

111411610 the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured".

107344368 the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe".

111423197 the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.

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