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    slipstream
    /ˈslɪpstriːm/

    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 US economy booms, the rest of the world is pulled along in the slipstream"

    verb

    • 1. (especially in motor racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to overtake: "he then slipstreamed and overtook me again"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SlipstreamSlipstream - Wikipedia

    A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid (typically air or water) is moving at velocities comparable to that of the moving object, relative to the ambient fluid through which the object is moving. [1] The term slipstream also applies to the similar region adjacent to an object with a fluid moving around it.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLIPSTREAM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SLIPSTREAM definition: 1. a current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car travelling extremely fast or an…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slipstreamSlipstream Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. slip· stream ˈslip-ˌstrēm. 1. : a stream of fluid (such as air or water) driven aft by a propeller. 2. : an area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle. slipstream. 2 of 2. verb. slipstreamed; slipstreaming; slipstreams. intransitive verb. : to drive in the slipstream of a vehicle.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLIPSTREAM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SLIPSTREAM meaning: 1. a current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car travelling extremely fast or an…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLIPSTREAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'slipstream' slipstream. (slɪpstriːm ) Word forms: slipstreams. 1. countable noun. The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it. He left a host of other riders trailing in his slipstream. 2. countable noun [with poss]

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › slipstreamSLIPSTREAM Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Slipstream definition: the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.. See examples of SLIPSTREAM used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › slipstreamSlipstream - definition of slipstream by The Free Dictionary

    The area of reduced pressure or forward suction produced by and immediately behind a fast-moving object as it moves through air or water. intr.v. slip·streamed, slip·stream·ing, slip·streams. To drive or cycle in the slipstream of a vehicle ahead.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishslipstream noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of slipstream noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › slipstreamslipstream - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 3, 2024 · Noun. [edit] slipstream (countable and uncountable, plural slipstreams) The low- pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence. (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › slipstream_nslipstream, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    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.