sillage

Definitions of sillage
  1. noun
    the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
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    vague
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
  2. noun
    the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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    type of:
    courant, flux
    any uninterrupted stream or discharge
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