slip·stream
ˈslip-ˌstrēm 
1
: a stream of fluid (such as air or water) driven aft by a propeller
2
: an area of reduced air pressure and forward suction immediately behind a rapidly moving vehicle
slipstreamed; slipstreaming; slipstreams
: 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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Stuart James, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Filmmakers and audiences seemed to understand this, and that disruption — the transfer of onscreen physical beauty, and even vulnerability, to the male — created an exciting slipstream of ambiguity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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
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Noun
By 2013, United were up to 20 league titles and Liverpool were in their slipstream.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Filmmakers and audiences seemed to understand this, and that disruption — the transfer of onscreen physical beauty, and even vulnerability, to the male — created an exciting slipstream of ambiguity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 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
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“Slipstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipstream. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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