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:

    “I will not do thee so much wrong to wake thee.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “What so soon will wake and grow
    Utterly unlike the snow.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Life’s like a ball game. You gotta take a swing at whatever comes along before you wake up and find out it’s the ninth inning.”
    —Martin Goldsmith, and Edgar G. Ulmer. Vera (Ann Savage)