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- DictionarySlip·stream/ˈslipˌstrēm/
noun
- 1. a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine.
- 2. an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else: "when the U.S. economy booms, the rest of the world is pulled along in the slipstream"
verb
- 1. (especially in auto racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to pass: "he then slipstreamed and overtook me again"
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noun [ C ] us / ˈslɪp.striːm / uk / ˈslɪp.striːm / Add to word list. a current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car traveling extremely fast or an aircraft. Compare. airstream. backwash. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wind & winds. anemometer. blast. chinook. crosswind. cyclonic. easterly. jet stream. leeward.
3 days ago · 1. Also called: airstream, race. a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller. b. a stream of air behind any moving object. verb. 2. motor racing. to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
noun. Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash ( def 2 ), wash ( def 31 ). the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle. verb (used without object) to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle. slipstream. / ˈslɪpˌstriːm / noun.
slipstream. the stream of air behind a vehicle that is moving very fast. He was riding in the slipstream of the cyclist in front. Definition of slipstream noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
May 26, 2024 · (ˈslɪpˌstrim) noun Also: slip stream. 1. Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (sense 2), wash (sense 35) 2. the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle. intransitive verb. 3. to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle.
Definitions of slipstream. noun. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. synonyms: airstream, backwash, race, wash. see more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLIPSTREAM. [count] technical. : an area of low air pressure that is immediately behind a vehicle that is moving very fast and that other vehicles can ride in to go faster with less effort. The motorcycle was riding the truck's slipstream.
