slip·stream (slĭp′strēm′) n. 1. The turbulent flow of air driven backward by the propeller or propellers of an aircraft. Also called race 2 .
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 (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
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]
slipstream Past participle: slipstreamedGerund: slipstreamingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative slipstream slipstream
Present I slipstream you slipstream he/she/it slipstreams we slipstream you slipstream they slipstream
Preterite I slipstreamed you slipstreamed he/she/it slipstreamed we slipstreamed you slipstreamed they slipstreamed
Present Continuous I am slipstreaming you are slipstreaming he/she/it is slipstreaming we are slipstreaming you are slipstreaming they are slipstreaming
Present Perfect I have slipstreamed you have slipstreamed he/she/it has slipstreamed we have slipstreamed you have slipstreamed they have slipstreamed
Past Continuous I was slipstreaming you were slipstreaming he/she/it was slipstreaming we were slipstreaming you were slipstreaming they were slipstreaming
Past Perfect I had slipstreamed you had slipstreamed he/she/it had slipstreamed we had slipstreamed you had slipstreamed they had slipstreamed
Future I will slipstream you will slipstream he/she/it will slipstream we will slipstream you will slipstream they will slipstream
Future Perfect I will have slipstreamed you will have slipstreamed he/she/it will have slipstreamed we will have slipstreamed you will have slipstreamed they will have slipstreamed
Future Continuous I will be slipstreaming you will be slipstreaming he/she/it will be slipstreaming we will be slipstreaming you will be slipstreaming they will be slipstreaming
Present Perfect Continuous I have been slipstreaming you have been slipstreaming he/she/it has been slipstreaming we have been slipstreaming you have been slipstreaming they have been slipstreaming
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been slipstreaming you will have been slipstreaming he/she/it will have been slipstreaming we will have been slipstreaming you will have been slipstreaming they will have been slipstreaming
Past Perfect Continuous I had been slipstreaming you had been slipstreaming he/she/it had been slipstreaming we had been slipstreaming you had been slipstreaming they had been slipstreaming
Conditional I would slipstream you would slipstream he/she/it would slipstream we would slipstream you would slipstream they would slipstream
Past Conditional I would have slipstreamed you would have slipstreamed he/she/it would have slipstreamed we would have slipstreamed you would have slipstreamed they would have slipstreamed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. slipstream - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propellerflow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
Translations
slipstream [ˈslɪpstriːm] N →
estela f slipstream [ˈslɪpstriːm] n to be in the slipstream of sb (=
following sb's example ) →
être dans le sillage de qn slip-up
[ˈslɪpʌp] n →
bévue f slipstream [ˈslɪpˌstriːm] n (
Aer ) →
risucchio
slipstream - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller