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slip·stream
(slĭp′strēm′)n.
1. The turbulent flow of air driven backward by the propeller or propellers of an aircraft. Also called race2.
2. The area of reduced pressure or forward suction produced by and immediately behind a fast-moving object as it moves through air or water.
intr.v. slip·streamed, slip·stream·ing, slip·streams
To drive or cycle in the slipstream of a vehicle ahead.
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slipstream
(ˈslɪpˌstriːm)n
(Aeronautics)
a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
b. a stream of air behind any moving object
vb
(Motor Racing) motor racing to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
slip′stream`
or slip′ stream`,
n.
1. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.
2. the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction behind a moving vehicle.
[1910–15]
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slipstream
Past participle: slipstreamed
Gerund: slipstreaming
| Imperative |
|---|
| slipstream |
| slipstream |
| Present |
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| I slipstream |
| you slipstream |
| he/she/it slipstreams |
| we slipstream |
| you slipstream |
| they slipstream |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I slipstreamed |
| you slipstreamed |
| he/she/it slipstreamed |
| we slipstreamed |
| you slipstreamed |
| they slipstreamed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am slipstreaming |
| you are slipstreaming |
| he/she/it is slipstreaming |
| we are slipstreaming |
| you are slipstreaming |
| they are slipstreaming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have slipstreamed |
| you have slipstreamed |
| he/she/it has slipstreamed |
| we have slipstreamed |
| you have slipstreamed |
| they have slipstreamed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was slipstreaming |
| you were slipstreaming |
| he/she/it was slipstreaming |
| we were slipstreaming |
| you were slipstreaming |
| they were slipstreaming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had slipstreamed |
| you had slipstreamed |
| he/she/it had slipstreamed |
| we had slipstreamed |
| you had slipstreamed |
| they had slipstreamed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will slipstream |
| you will slipstream |
| he/she/it will slipstream |
| we will slipstream |
| you will slipstream |
| they will slipstream |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have slipstreamed |
| you will have slipstreamed |
| he/she/it will have slipstreamed |
| we will have slipstreamed |
| you will have slipstreamed |
| they will have slipstreamed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be slipstreaming |
| you will be slipstreaming |
| he/she/it will be slipstreaming |
| we will be slipstreaming |
| you will be slipstreaming |
| they will be slipstreaming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been slipstreaming |
| you have been slipstreaming |
| he/she/it has been slipstreaming |
| we have been slipstreaming |
| you have been slipstreaming |
| they have been slipstreaming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been slipstreaming |
| you will have been slipstreaming |
| he/she/it will have been slipstreaming |
| we will have been slipstreaming |
| you will have been slipstreaming |
| they will have been slipstreaming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been slipstreaming |
| you had been slipstreaming |
| he/she/it had been slipstreaming |
| we had been slipstreaming |
| you had been slipstreaming |
| they had been slipstreaming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would slipstream |
| you would slipstream |
| he/she/it would slipstream |
| we would slipstream |
| you would slipstream |
| they would slipstream |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have slipstreamed |
| you would have slipstreamed |
| he/she/it would have slipstreamed |
| we would have slipstreamed |
| you would have slipstreamed |
| they would have slipstreamed |
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Noun 1. [画像:slipstream - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller]slipstream - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
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