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Noun
S:
(n)
slipstream
,
airstream
,
race
,
backwash
,
wash
(the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
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S:
(n)
aftermath
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wake
,
backwash
(the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event))
"the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
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S:
(n)
wake
,
backwash
(the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward)
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"