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SLIPSTREAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slipstream mean?
• SLIPSTREAM (noun)
The noun SLIPSTREAM has 1 sense:
1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Familiarity information: SLIPSTREAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
airstream; backwash; race; slipstream; wash
Hypernyms ("slipstream" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
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