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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"
6 days ago · The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it.
Slipstream definition, the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. See more.
Definition of slipstream noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. slipstream. noun. /ˈslɪpstriːm/ [singular] the stream of air behind a vehicle that is moving very fast. He was riding in the slipstream of the cyclist in front. Want to learn more?
SLIPSTREAM meaning: 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.
slipstream meaning, definition, what is slipstream: the area of low air pressure just behind...: Learn more.
noun. Also called: airstream, race. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller.
What does the noun slipstream mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun slipstream. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. slipstream has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. oceanography (1910s) literary and textual criticism (1980s) Entry status.
