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slipstream
[ slip-streem ]
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
- Also calledairstreamrace
- the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
- a stream of air behind any moving object
verb
- motor racing to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it
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Origin of slipstream1
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Example Sentences
Inevitably, 007 ends up alone before—a nice, concluding touch—disappearing into the slipstream of a Sunday morning.
From The Daily Beast
With a rush, and a spinning of dust in the slipstream, the ship was away.
From Project Gutenberg
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