1. (

• slipstream ,
• airstream ,
• race ,
• backwash ,
• wash

) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller ;

2. (

• aftermath ,
• wake ,
• backwash ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• wake ,
• backwash

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