downwash

[doun-wosh, -wawsh] /ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ/

Word Origin

noun, Aeronautics.

a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.

Origin of downwash

1910-1915

First recorded in 1910-15; down¹ + wash

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British Dictionary definitions for downwash

downwash

/ˈdaʊnˌwɒʃ/

noun

the downward deflection of an airflow, esp one caused by an aircraft wing

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