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Slipstream
ˈslɪpstriːm
Slipstream definitions
noun
slipstream
slipstreams
- a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine
- the partial vacuum created in the wake of a moving vehicle, often used by other vehicles in a race to assist in overtaking
- an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else
"when the US economy booms, the rest of the world is pulled along in the slipstream"
verb
slipstream
slipstreamed
slipstreaming
slipstreams
- (especially in motor racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to overtake
"he then slipstreamed and overtook me again"