The meaning of 'wake' in this sentence
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A storm of hail hammered down on the carport, leaving chunks of ice in its wake.
What is the meaning of 'wake' in that sentence? I don't really understand, since English isn't my first language.
Please explain it in simple way.
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A storm of hail hammered down on the carport, leaving chunks of ice in its wake.
What is the meaning of 'wake' in that sentence? I don't really understand, since English isn't my first language.
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"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
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A storm of hail hammered down on the carport, leaving chunks of ice in its wake.
What is the meaning of 'wake' in that sentence? I don't really understand, since English isn't my first language.
Please explain it in simple way.
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A storm of hail hammered down on the carport, leaving chunks of ice in its wake.
What is the meaning of 'wake' in that sentence? I don't really understand, since English isn't my first language.
Please explain it in simple way.
meaning
meaning
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"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
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"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
– Hot Licks
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"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
– Hot Licks
1 min ago
"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
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"Wake" in the sense of the disturbed path of water behind a boat.
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