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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
If the pace of innovation slackened elsewhere, China’s efforts to build LLMs—like a slower cyclist coasting in the leaders’ slipstream—would likely decelerate.
—Helen Toner, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2023
Even that simple drawing seems related to the dichotomies of the two works, with their contrast between women frozen in a timeless moment and men engaged in the slipstream of temporal existence.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Taking shelter in the slipstream of the rider ahead.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Then the sound of slipstream suddenly becomes louder.
—Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2020
Link’s stories have garnered a dizzying array of labels, from Y.A. to weird fiction, slipstream to steampunk, but the one that has clung most persistently is fairy tale.
—Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
That is indisputably true, and was demonstrated, for decades, by the sight of Philip patrolling in the slipstream of the Queen, like a frigate in the wake of an aircraft carrier—a step or two behind her, to one side, with his hands diplomatically clasped behind his back.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021
One study that seized global attention showed how the virus can linger ominously in a jogger’s slipstream.
—Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 July 2022
In Smith’s hands, stories slipstream in the wake of other stories; dreams are tucked up under the armpits of serious shifts in time and space.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2020
As a direct result of slipstreaming the front-door truck, the first savings would be in diesel fuel, because there would be little wind resistance for the second or potentially third trucks in this connected mini-convoy.
—Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 27 Oct. 2017
Noun
This is the precise slipstream Emily Ratajkowski has found herself within.
—Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
If the pace of innovation slackened elsewhere, China’s efforts to build LLMs—like a slower cyclist coasting in the leaders’ slipstream—would likely decelerate.
—Helen Toner, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2023
Even that simple drawing seems related to the dichotomies of the two works, with their contrast between women frozen in a timeless moment and men engaged in the slipstream of temporal existence.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Taking shelter in the slipstream of the rider ahead.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Then the sound of slipstream suddenly becomes louder.
—Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2020
Link’s stories have garnered a dizzying array of labels, from Y.A. to weird fiction, slipstream to steampunk, but the one that has clung most persistently is fairy tale.
—Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
That is indisputably true, and was demonstrated, for decades, by the sight of Philip patrolling in the slipstream of the Queen, like a frigate in the wake of an aircraft carrier—a step or two behind her, to one side, with his hands diplomatically clasped behind his back.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021
One study that seized global attention showed how the virus can linger ominously in a jogger’s slipstream.
—Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
Verb
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
In Smith’s hands, stories slipstream in the wake of other stories; dreams are tucked up under the armpits of serious shifts in time and space.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2020
As a direct result of slipstreaming the front-door truck, the first savings would be in diesel fuel, because there would be little wind resistance for the second or potentially third trucks in this connected mini-convoy.
—Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 27 Oct. 2017
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“Slipstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipstream. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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