slipstream

IPA: sɫˈɪpstrim

noun

  • The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
  • (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
  • (uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.

verb

  • To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
  • (computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
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Examples of "slipstream" in Sentences

  • Slipstream is a female Decepticon jet in this game.
  • In this release they included the figure Slipstream.
  • She cites the genre Slipstream as highly influential.
  • The rider behind enjoys the slipstream of the rider in front.
  • The spiral slipstream can also roll the aircraft to the right.
  • Even notice the article on slipstream it gives the same concept.
  • Programs such as Nlite that will help you slipstream the drivers.
  • Slipstream falls between speculative fiction and mainstream fiction.
  • But this time it flew silent, with anxiety hitched in its slipstream.
  • It features a completely open cockpit with the pilot exposed to the slipstream.

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