prop wash

Or propwash

noun

Informal.

1. propeller wash.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prop wash¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

It also raised concerns that "prop wash" from the helicopters allowed the flames to spread more quickly.

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Left in the prop wash was Stram, known for his love of clothes and anything but an efficient bag-packer.

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Or the massive predator could swipe the bait only feet from the prop wash, starting over the centuries old battle between a team of men and women and the greatest fish in the sea.

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Inside the aged B-25, prop wash blows through the cockpit’s open windows.

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With the next pass of the turboprop it was so low we could feel the prop wash.

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