Wake

Wake

A wake is the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving or stationary solid body, caused by the flow of surrounding fluid around the body.

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Famous quotes containing the word wake:

    “Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder if it is not all a dream.”
    —Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)

    “No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it’s in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.”
    —Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)

    “It is true enough, Cambridge college is really beginning to wake up and redeem its character and overtake the age.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)