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SLIPSTREAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Synonyms:
airstream; backwash; race; slipstream; wash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("slipstream" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)