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Translate backwash from English to French

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backwash:
- houle

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Detailed Translations for backwash from English to French

backwash:

backwash [the ~] noun

the backwash (swell)
l'houle
- houle [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for backwash:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
houle	backwash; swell	alluvion; beating of the waves; fluctuation; nutation; oscillation; sea; sway; swell; swing; swinging; wash
-	aftermath; airstream; race; slipstream; wake; wash
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	surge

Synonyms for "backwash":

slipstream; airstream; race; wash; flow
aftermath; wake; consequence; effect; outcome; result; event; issue; upshot
wave; moving ridge

Related Definitions for "backwash":

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward¹
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)¹
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University