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Wakelet

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waveletnounA small wave; a ripple.
washnounThe process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
wedgeletnounA small wedge.
wake boatnounA boat used to create a wake suitable for wakeboarding
wave-runnernounAlternative form of waverunner. [Synonym of jet ski.]
cutwaternounA black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
wake vortexnoun(aviation, aerodynamics) One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
wake flownounThe turbulent flow, with many eddies, downstream of a blunt body
kelvin wake patternnounThe wake pattern produced by waterfowls, boats, etc. crossing water, consisting of two wake lines that form the arms of a V, with the source of the wake at the point.
wave-ridernounAlternative form of waverider. [(aviation) A hypersonic aircraft that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves generated by its own flight as a lifting surface.]
wave runnernounAlternative form of waverunner. [Synonym of jet ski.]
bow wavenounThe wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.
waterstreamnounA stream of water.
washoutnoun(slang) A total failure; a disappointment.
whitecapnounA wave having a white crest; a breaker
wavemakernoun(physics) An oscillating device that creates reproducible waves in a liquid.
flutter wheelnounA water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.
wedgenounOne of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
wingletnoun(aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
needletnoun(physics, astronomy) A wavelet having the form of a needle.

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