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noun
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: prop wash
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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verb
To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: draft
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verb
To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: airstream, race, backwash, wash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flow
History
Compound of slip + stream. Fiction sense coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in 1989.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
