vortex street

British

noun

a regular stream of vortices or parallel streams of vortices carried downstream by the flow of a fluid over a body. These are sometimes made visible by vapour condensation as in the vortex trails from the wing tips of an aeroplane See also Kármán vortex street vortex shedding

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"They work in tandem to utilize the reverse-Kármán vortex street and adjust their caudal fins accordingly."

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

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