SLIPSTREAMS

15
Scrabble
18
WWF
S(1) L(1) I(1) P(3) S(1) T(1) R(1) E(1) A(1) M(3) S(1)
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Definition

noun
  1. The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
  2. A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
verb
  1. To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
    “Although dangerous, over-the-road truck drivers sometimes slipstream with each other to save fuel.”
  2. To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.

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