Usually means: Airflow generated by aircraft propellers.
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  1. prop wash: Merriam-Webster
  2. prop wash: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. prop wash: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (prop wash)

noun:  (aviation, nautical) The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
noun:  A byproduct of thrust produced by a propeller.
noun:  (aviation, nautical, humorous, in military or other social organizations involving aircraft or boats) A mythical substance supposedly used to wash propellers.

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