downwash
[ doun-wosh, -wawsh ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /
noun Aeronautics.
a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
Words nearby downwash
downturn,
downvote,
downward,
downward mobility,
downwards,
downwash,
downwelling,
downwind,
downy,
downy mildew,
downy woodpecker
Example sentences from the Web for downwash
It's the downwash of blood from the organ it has kept at fever heat.
Black Oxen |Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for downwash
downwash
/ (ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ) /
noun
the downward deflection of an airflow, esp one caused by an aircraft wing