vortex street

noun

1. a regular stream of vortices or parallel streams of vortices carried downstream by the flow of a fluid over a body. These are sometimes made visible by vapour condensation as in the vortex trails from the wing tips of an aeroplane See also Kármán vortex street vortex shedding

Example Sentences

"They work in tandem to utilize the reverse-Kármán vortex street and adjust their caudal fins accordingly."

From Science Daily

The Washington Post speculates that incident may have been the result of a Kármán vortex street — a pattern of swirling vortices that could have resulted from Gibraltar's unique geography — although no official explanation from British Airways has been provided.

From Salon

Since the back part of a katana is not tapered, “it would have a very similar vortex street, like a cylinder’s.”

From Scientific American

This pattern is known rather grandly as a von Karman vortex street.

From Scientific American