slipstream

/ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/noun
High School
1

The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.

2

A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.

3

The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.

4

The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).

5

A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.

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