slipstream

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noun

slip·stream ˈslip-ˌstrēm

: a stream of fluid (such as air or water) driven aft by a propeller

: an area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle

slipstream

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verb

slipstreamed; slipstreaming; slipstreams

intransitive verb

: to drive in the slipstream of a vehicle

Examples of slipstream in a Sentence

Noun The motorcycle was riding the truck's slipstream.

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Noun

But this was also a moment of peak visibility for second-wave feminism, and, in its slipstream, a nationwide advocacy movement on behalf of rape victims was accelerating. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Holds the record for the smallest winning margin: The 1971 race saw the top five finishers end the grand prix in a slipstream, the top two drivers separated by just 0.01 seconds. —

Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024

Verb

Supply chain attacks, for instance, can leverage an MSP's broad reach to slipstream malicious code into an application deployed to millions of end users’ browsers or mobile devices. —

Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 But the audio-streaming giant is making changes to slipstream it into the Spotify business: Starting today, Heardle players can listen to the full song on Spotify at the end of the game. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for slipstream