slipstream

== English == === Etymology === Compound of slip +‎ stream. Fiction sense coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in 1989. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/ === Noun === slipstream (countable and uncountable, plural slipstreams) The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence. (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier. The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air. (aviation) The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s). Synonym: prop wash (uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries. Coordinate term: New Weird ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === slipstream (third-person singular simple present slipstreams, present participle slipstreaming, simple past and past participle slipstreamed) To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator. Synonym: draft (computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === slipstream on Wikipedia.Wikipedia slipstream genre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === palmisters