SLIPSTREAM


Meaning of SLIPSTREAM in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: slip (II) + stream

: the stream of air driven aft by the propeller of an aircraft and having a velocity relative to the engine greater than that of the surrounding body of still air — called also propeller race, race of the propeller

II. noun

1. : an area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle (as a racing car)

2. chiefly Britain : something suggesting a slipstream especially in exerting a strong pull

came to power in the slipstream of his protector — John le Carré

III. intransitive verb

: to drive or ride in a vehicle's slipstream

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.