slipstream
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noun Also, slip stream.
1.
2.
the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle.
verb (used without object)
3.
to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle.
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slipstream (ˈslɪpˌstriːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | airstream, Also called: race |
| a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller | |
| b. a stream of air behind any moving object | |
| —vb | |
| 2. | 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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Slipstream
is always a great word to know.
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Four different catalyst materials will each treat one-fourth of the flue gas slipstream at each site.
But they also reduce the wing's slipstream, an area of low-pressure turbulence that pulls back on the wing, and hence reduce drag.
Those with this trait thrive in a slipstream of thought that many can not understand.
The second rider can stay in the slipstream of the first, thus experiencing significantly less wind drag than the first rider.
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