- slipstream slip·stream n
- ['slɪpˌstriːm]
Aer risucchio
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
slipstream slip·stream n
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slip|stream — «SLIHP STREEM», noun, verb. –n. 1. Also, slip stream. a current of air produced by the propeller of an aircraft. 2. the current of air left behind a moving vehicle: »Cars that whip by rock your bike a little in their slipstream (Canadian Saturday … Useful english dictionary
Slip Stream — Als Slipstreaming bezeichnet man das Integrieren eines oder mehrerer Service Packs, Hotfixes oder Patches in das Installationsmedium einer Windows oder Office CD. Somit wird die direkte Installation einer aktuellen Version der Software ermöglicht … Deutsch Wikipedia
slip·stream — /ˈslıpˌstriːm/ noun, pl streams [count] technical : an area of low air pressure that is immediately behind a vehicle that is moving very fast and that other vehicles can ride in to go faster with less effort The motorcycle was riding the truck s… … Useful english dictionary
slipstream — also slip stream, 1913, from SLIP (Cf. slip) + STREAM (Cf. stream) … Etymology dictionary
Slipstream (disambiguation) — Slipstream may refer to:cience computers* Slipstream, in physics, a pocket of reduced pressure following behind an object moving through a fluid medium * Slipstream (computing), in computer software, a slang term that means merging patches or… … Wikipedia
slipstream — /slip streem /, n. Also, slip stream. 1. Aeron. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Cf. backwash (def. 2), wash (def. 35). 2. the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly… … Universalium
slipstream — slip′stream or slip′ stream n. 1) aer. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller 2) aum the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction behind a moving vehicle • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
slipstream — slip|stream [ slıp,strim ] noun count the flow of air behind a vehicle or aircraft that is moving very fast … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slipstream — slip|stream [ˈslıpstri:m] n [singular] the area of low air pressure just behind a vehicle that is moving quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English
Slipstream (science fiction) — Slipstream is a science fiction term for a fictional method of faster than light space travel, similar to hyperspace travel, warp drive, or transfer points from David Brin s Uplift series.tar TrekQuantum Slipstream was a starship drive used in… … Wikipedia
deflected slipstream — Method of directing slip stream created by propellers or fans and blowing it over the entire wing to achieve a short takeoff and landing (STOL). Also called directed slipstream … Aviation dictionary
