prop wash

noun
High School
1

The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.

2

A byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.

3

A mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.

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