slipstream

slip·stream

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slip-streem]
- /ˈslɪpˌstrim/
- /ˈslɪp.striːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slip-streem]
- /ˈslɪpˌstrim/

Definitions of slipstream word

noun slipstream Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31). 1
noun slipstream the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle. 1
verb without object slipstream to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle. 1
noun slipstream air: backcurrent 1
noun slipstream fiction: not belonging to genre 1
countable noun slipstream The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it. 0

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Origin of slipstream

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; slip1 + stream

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Parts of speech for Slipstream

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slipstream

slipstream popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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