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Rareprop wash
The correct spelling is prop wash.
How to pronounce prop wash
noun
Say it like: Pro-p w-ash
The correct spelling is prop wash. The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or fore when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft. For example: "We sent the new recruit to obtain a bucket of prop wash."
Usage Examples
“We sent the new recruit to obtain a bucket of prop wash.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or fore when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
- 2.Byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.
- 3.In military or other social organizations involving aircraft or boats, a mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.
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