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    Slip·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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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › slipstreamSLIPSTREAM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Slipstream definition: the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.. See examples of SLIPSTREAM used in a sentence.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › slipstreamSlipstream - definition of slipstream by The Free Dictionary

    1. The turbulent flow of air driven backward by the propeller or propellers of an aircraft. Also called race2. 2. The area of reduced pressure or forward suction produced by and immediately behind a fast-moving object as it moves through air or water. intr.v. slip·streamed, slip·stream·ing, slip·streams.

  4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › slipstreamslipstream - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 3, 2024 · ( figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier. ( uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non- realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries. Coordinate term: New Weird. Derived terms [ edit] slipstreamer. Translations [ edit] ± the low pressure zone.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishslipstream noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of slipstream noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLIPSTREAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySLIPSTREAM definition in American English | Collins English ...

    Apr 24, 2024 · 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.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › slipstreamSlipstream Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Slipstream definition, the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. See more.

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