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slipstream
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slip·stream
/
ˈslɪpˌstrim
/
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[
slip
-streem
]
Show IPA
noun
Also,
slip stream.
1.
Aeronautics
.
the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare
backwash
(
def 2
)
,
wash
(
def 31
)
.
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.
Origin:
1910–15;
slip
1
+
stream
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slipstream
(ˈslɪpˌstriːm)
—
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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