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:

    “You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.”
    —Quentin Tarantino, U.S. screenwriter and director. Mr. White (Harvey Keitel)

    “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)

    “If you wake up dead in the morning, your body drained dry of blood, you’ll be afraid of the dark.”
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