SLIPSTREAM


Meaning of SLIPSTREAM in English

I. ˈslip-ˌstrēm noun

Date: 1913

1. : a stream of fluid (as air or water) driven aft by a propeller

2. : an area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1957

: to drive in the slipstream of a vehicle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.