Look up: backwash

1. Backwash
   (1) The seaward return of the water following the uprush of the waves. Also called backrush or run down. (2) Water of waves thrown back by an obstruction such as a ship, BREAKWATER, CLIFF, etc.
   Found on http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces
   
   
2. Backwash
   The gravity-fed return flow of water after a wave breaks on a beach. An important factor in determining beach gradient.
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3. backwash
   a mass of water running back down the slope under the influence of gravity, after a wave breaks on a beach; the receding movement of a wave. Category: The cosmos
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
4. Backwash
   Back'wash` transitive verb To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. Ash.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/4
   
   
5. backwash
   To clean the oil from (wood) after combing. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Backwash
   • (v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
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7. Backwash
   The return water flow of swash. This sheet of water flows back to ocean because of gravity.
   Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo
   
   
8. Backwash
   Backwash is the flow of water down a beach under the influence of gravity after the breaking of a wave and its associated swash. As this water returns to the breaker zone it carries beach material with it. Steep waves, which break almost vertically on to a beach, have an extremely powerful backwash ...
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9. Backwash
   (album) <p align="justify"> `Backwash` is a retrospective compilation of music by the group Talulah Gosh.</p> The album: <p align="justify"> Released on LP and CD by K Records in 1996 (see 1996 in music), it contains all of their single and radio session tr...
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10. Backwash
    (The Wire) "`Backwash`" is the seventh episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Rafael Alvarez from a story by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez and was directed by Thomas J. Wright. It originally aired on July 13, 2003. Pro...
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