Definition of backwash
1 : a backward flow or movement (as of water or air) produced especially by a propelling force; also : the fluid that is moving backward
2 : consequence, aftermath
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Examples of backwash in a Sentence
a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market
First Known Use of backwash
1837
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