slip·stream (sl p str m )n. 1. The turbulent flow of air driven backward by the propeller or propellers of an aircraft. Also called race2. 2. 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. |
slipstream [ˈslɪpˌstriːm]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) Also called airstream race
a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
b. a stream of air behind any moving object
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) 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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