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 Definitions of slipstream  [ˈslɪpˌʃɒd]  

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Definition of 'slipstream' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) slipstream
the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.

2.  slipstream
the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction behind a moving vehicle.

Etymology:  (1910–15)

Definition of 'slipstream' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

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