slipstream

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noun

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

slipstream

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verb

slipstreamed; slipstreaming; slipstreams

intransitive verb

: to drive in the slipstream of a vehicle

Examples of slipstream in a Sentence

Noun

The motorcycle was riding the truck's slipstream.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Matthew Brennan drafts the race at the Tour de Romandie, before shooting out at such a speed that no other rider can follow in his own slipstream. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter In today’s issue: Abrego Garcia entering diplomatic slipstream? —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slipstream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream