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prop wash

The correct spelling is prop wash.

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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. 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. 2.Byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.
  3. 3.In military or other social organizations involving aircraft or boats, a mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.

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