slipstreaming

slip·stream·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slip-stree-ming]
- /ˈslɪpˌstri mɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slip-stree-ming]
- /ˈslɪpˌstri mɪŋ/

Definitions of slipstreaming word

noun slipstreaming Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31). 1
noun slipstreaming the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle. 1
verb without object slipstreaming to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle. 1

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Origin of slipstreaming

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90

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Parts of speech for Slipstreaming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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slipstreaming popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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