deadwater
Stratified maritime drag
Deadwater is the area of still or slow-moving water behind a ship's stern, created by the vessel's passage through the water.
In nautical contexts, it refers to the wake turbulence that can drag on a ship's progress.
The term also describes any stagnant pool or stretch of water with little current: We paddled through the deadwater near the river's edge.
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- murkyDark and unclear
anoxic · brackish · foul · decay · pollution · contamination · eutrophication · siltation
Lacking all movement
- glassySmooth and shiny
- calmFree from agitation
- mirror-likeReflecting images clearly
- placidCalm, undisturbed
unrippled · slack · becalmed · flat · smooth · quiet · serene · undisturbed
Thing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- slowdownReduction in pace
- delayEnforced waiting period
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
bottleneck · setback · drag · inefficiency · limitation · constraint
Path left in water
- dragResistance through fluid
- eddyCircular counter-current
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- hullOuter covering or frame
resistance · propulsion · hydrodynamics · keel · rudder · sailing · vessel · ship
algae
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
murky · anoxic · brackish · foul · decay · pollution · contamination · eutrophication · siltation · marshland
motionless
Lacking all movement
- glassySmooth and shiny
- calmFree from agitation
- mirror-likeReflecting images clearly
placid · unrippled · slack · becalmed · flat · smooth · quiet · serene · undisturbed · pool
impediment
Thing that obstructs progress
resistance · bottleneck · setback · drag · inefficiency · limitation · constraint
wake
Path left in water
hull · resistance · propulsion · hydrodynamics · keel · rudder · sailing · vessel · ship · current
deadwaterrapids
Turbulent river section
current · whitewater · torrent · rushing water · cascade
deadwaterfresh water
Nonsaline H2O
spring water · running water · headwaters · wellspring · fountain
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