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📚 noun • entry_id 38197

slipstream

/ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cono de aspiración • cono de succión • rebufo
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
Monza was the seventh race in a row at which Leclerc had out-qualified Vettel. There were extenuating circumstances this time - Vettel did not have a slipstream on his first lap an…
ciencia ficción no convencional • ficción estela
A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
Slipstream is not simply a mixture of fantasy and realism, but something which lies between or even beyond the two.
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📚 verb • entry_id 38198

slipstream

/ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
andar justo detrás de • estar a la rueda de • ir a rebufo
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.
instalación integradamente
To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
A better solution is to create a bootable Windows XP installation CD slipstreamed with the current service pack...
You do this by slipstreaming the updates into the distribution folder.
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