slipstreaming
[ slip-stree-ming ]
/ ˈslɪpˌstri mɪŋ /
noun
the act of updating a software program without adequately informing the public, as by failing to release it as an official new version.
Origin of slipstreaming
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby slipstreaming
slipshod,
slipslop,
slipsole,
slipstick,
slipstream,
slipstreaming,
slipt,
slipware,
slipway,
slit,
slit fricative
Definition for slipstreaming (2 of 2)
slipstream
[ slip-streem ]
/ ˈslɪpˌstrim /
noun Also slip stream.
Aeronautics.
the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller.
Compare backwash(def 2), wash(def 31).
the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving vehicle.
verb (used without object)
to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle.
British Dictionary definitions for slipstreaming
slipstream
/ (ˈslɪpˌstriːm) /
noun
Also called: airstream, race
- the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller
- a stream of air behind any moving object
verb
motor racing
to follow (another car, etc) closely in order to take advantage of the decreased wind resistance immediately behind it