Associations to the word «Slipstream»
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Wiktionary
SLIPSTREAM, noun. The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
SLIPSTREAM, noun. (uncountable) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
SLIPSTREAM, verb. To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
SLIPSTREAM, verb. (computing) (transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
Dictionary definition
SLIPSTREAM, noun. The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.
Wise words
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