SLIPSTREAM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Synonyms:

airstream; backwash; race; slipstream; wash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("slipstream" is a kind of...):

flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)

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