slipstream

slip·stream

 (slĭp′strēm′)

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.

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slipstream

(ˈslɪpˌstriːm)

n

(Aeronautics)

a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller

b. a stream of air behind any moving object

vb

(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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slip′stream`

or slip′ stream`,

n.

1. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.

2. the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction behind a moving vehicle.

[1910–15]

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slipstream

Past participle: slipstreamed
Gerund: slipstreaming

Imperative

slipstream

slipstream

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

slipstream - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller backwash, airstream, race, wash flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge

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Translations

remous

flusso dell'elicascia

slipstream

[ˈslɪpstriːm] N → estela f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slipstream

[ˈslɪpstriːm] n

[boat, car, plane] → sillage m

to be in the slipstream of sb (= following sb's example) → être dans le sillage de qnslip-up [ˈslɪpʌp] n → bévue f

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slipstream

[ˈslɪpˌstriːm] n (Aer) → risucchio

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