upwash

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noun

upward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet

Opposite
downwash
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Meanings

nounupwash (countable and uncountable, plural upwashes)

plural upwashes

  1. countableuncountableupward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet
  2. countableuncountableThe upward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.

    There is significant upwash ahead of the wing and even more downwash behind the wing.

    2008, John S. Denker, How It Flies

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
downwash

Origin

From up- + wash.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

UpshawPushawwashup
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APA

upwash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upwash

MLA

“upwash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upwash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upwash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upwash.

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