backwashes

Phonetic Respelling: [ bak-wosh, -wawsh ]

Definition:

n. plural the motion of receding waves

Sentence:

The dangerous river was full of tricky protruding rocks and backwashes.

More example sentences:

The dangerous river was full of tricky protruding rocks and backwashes.

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Synonyms:

wake; wash; eddy

Antonyms:

calm

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