килватер — meaning in English

English meaning

• backwash noun A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
• wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

килватер is used for these senses in English:

• backwash (nautical) A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
• wake (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
• wash A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.

backwash — full definition

1. noun A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
2. noun The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
3. noun The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
4. noun The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.

wake — full definition

1. verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
2. noun A gathering held before or after a funeral to remember the person who died.
3. noun The trail of disturbed water left behind a moving boat, or turbulence left behind anything moving through air or water.

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