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downwash
[
doun
-wosh, -wawsh]
/ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ/
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noun
,
Aeronautics.
1.
a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
Origin of
downwash
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1910-1915
First recorded in
1910-15;
down
1
+
wash
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It's the
downwash
of blood from the organ it has kept at fever heat.
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British Dictionary definitions for
downwash
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downwash
/
ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ
/
noun
1.
the downward deflection of an airflow, esp one caused by an aircraft wing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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