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"Slipstream" Definition

noun

The area of reduced pressure or forward suction produced by and immediately behind a fast-moving object as it moves through air or water.
The turbulent flow of air driven backward by the propeller or propellers of an aircraft. Also called race2.
A stream of fluid (as air or water) driven aft by a propeller.
An area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle.
A current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine.

verb-intransitive

To drive or cycle in the slipstream of a vehicle ahead.

verb

To drive in the slipstream of a vehicle.
(especially in motor racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to overtake.

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