slipstream

English

noun
Definitions
  • The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
  • (uncountable) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.

Etymology

Compound from English slip (twig, kind of underskirt, strip) + English stream.

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English

stream

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