Slipstream
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters
Definition of Slipstream
Noun
- The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
- The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
- The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
- A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
Verb
- To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
"Although dangerous, over-the-road truck drivers sometimes slipstream with each other to save fuel."
- To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
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