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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