slipstream
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.
to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle.
Origin of slipstream
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British Dictionary definitions for slipstream
/ (ˈslɪpˌstriːm) /
Also called: airstream, race
the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
a stream of air behind any moving object
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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