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Slipstream

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounThe low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
2.NounA generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
3.NounThe relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
4.NounThe airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
5.NounA genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
6.VerbTo take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
"Although dangerous, over-the-road truck drivers sometimes slipstream with each other to save fuel."
7.VerbTo incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
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