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Meaning of prop wash

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prop wash

noun

Definitions

  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. Byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.

  3. In military or other social organizations involving aircraft or boats, a mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.

    Example: We sent the new recruit to obtain a bucket of prop wash.