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slipstream

[ slip-streem ]

noun

  1. Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash ( def 2 ), wash ( def 31 ).
  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.

slipstream

/ ˈɪˌٰː /

noun

  1. Also calledairstreamrace
    1. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
    2. a stream of air behind any moving object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. motor racing to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of slipstream1

First recorded in 1910–15; slip 1 + stream
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Example Sentences

But if the options are championing Drakeo’s inimitable talent and idiosyncratic character or allowing his body of work to fade into the endless algorithmic slipstream, it’s not a difficult choice.

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But Mexico has one of the the longest runs to the first corner of any circuit in F1 and sometimes starting behind can be an advantage because of the powerful slipstream effect.

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Cashmore came third after being given a one-minute penalty for a "drafting violation" - entering the slipstream of a racer in front, without intending to overtake.

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Smith bumped along in Brook’s slipstream, his first 30 runs coming from 40 deliveries including a straight six off Jayasuriya.

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So what does slow-growth Brazil gain from being dragged along in China's economic slipstream?

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