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slipstream Definition


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slipstream
noun
    1. An area of decreased wind resistance immediately behind a quickly moving vehicle or other object.
    2. A stream of air driven back by an aircraft propeller.
verb
    1. To follow close behind (a vehicle) in order to benefit from the decreased air resistance created by its slipstream.


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