# slipstream

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/ · frequency rank #52,002

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Compound of slip + stream. Fiction sense coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in 1989.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slipstream