slipstream
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulenceThe low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
Sog, Windschatten
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
(countable, uncountable)The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
(countable, uncountable)The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
(uncountable)A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Compound of slip + stream. Fiction sense coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in 1989Compound of slip + stream. Fiction sense coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in 1989.
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Forms
plural: slipstreams| Singular | slipstream |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable