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slipstreaming

slipstreaming is the present participle and gerund of slipstream.

Meaning of slipstream

Verb

slipstream (third-person singular simple present slipstreams, present participle slipstreaming, simple past and past participle slipstreamed)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    draft
  2. (transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
    • You do this by slipstreaming the updates into the distribution folder.2003, William Boswell, Inside Windows Server 2003

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Questions about slipstreaming

What is slipstreaming the present participle and gerund of?
Slipstreaming is the present participle and gerund of slipstream.

Words near slipstreaming in the dictionary

  1. slipstitches
  2. slipstream
  3. slipstreamed
  4. slipstreamer
  5. slipstreamers
  6. slipstreaming
  7. slipstreams
  8. slipstreamy
  9. slipstring
  10. slipstrings
  11. slipt

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