propeller wash

noun

Aeronautics.

1. the backwash from a propeller.

Example Sentences

During the protest one kayak was capsized by propeller wash when Coco accelerated without warning, Greenpeace claims.

From Seattle Times

It is thin enough that the icebreaker’s propeller wash creates enough open water to launch the submersibles.

From Seattle Times

“The crowd, punished by the propeller wash and roaring engines, went wild with applause and cheers.”

From Washington Times

Hoists spin because of the effects of the propeller wash of the helicopter’s main rotor, Ping said.

From Washington Times

“It boils up in the propeller wash like boiled red Georgia clay. It’s spooky,” said Clearwater charter fisherman Brad Gorst.

From Washington Post