backwash
See also: back wash
English
Noun
backwash (countable and uncountable, plural backwashes)
Verb
backwash (third-person singular simple present backwashes, present participle backwashing, simple past and past participle backwashed)
- To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
- (transitive) To affect with backwash.
- To clean the oil from wool after combing.
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Translations
backward flow of water from a propeller
similar flow of air from an aircraft engine
aftermath
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The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink
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