How to pronounce slipstream
American English pronunciation
SLIP-streem
- IPA
- /ˈslɪpˌstɹim/
- Syllables
- SLIP · streem (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What slipstream means
The rush of air just behind something moving fast
In a sentence: The cyclist rode close behind her teammate to stay in his slipstream.
Where it comes from: It joins two plain words, slip and stream, to name the stream of air a fast thing leaves behind it.
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