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Backwash
ˈbakwɒʃ
Backwash definitions
noun
backwash
- the motion of receding waves
"the backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle"
- a backward current created by an object moving through water or air
"the backwash of a truck on the autobahn"
- the unpleasant after-effects of an event
"the backwash of the Cuban missile crisis"
- the liquid that flows back into a bottle, glass, etc. after someone has taken a drink, assumed to contain that person's saliva
"Can you please stop drinking straight from the milk carton? I don't want your backwash!"
verb
backwash
backwashed
backwashes
backwashing
- clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it
"the very fine mesh is backwashed to remove solids"