Slipstream (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Also slip stream .
  1. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.
  2. the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle.
verb (used without object)
  1. to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle.
noun
  1. Also called: airstream, race
    • the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
    • a stream of air behind any moving object
verb
  1. to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it
Slipstream (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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