Slipstream — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɪpstɹiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɪpstɹiːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɪpstɹiːm/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈɪpstɹiːm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wash race airstream backwash

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Windschatten

der Luftstrom, der von einem Flugzeugpropeller nach hinten getrieben wird

🇫🇷French

sillage

le flux d'air qui est repoussé vers l'arrière par une hélice d'avion

🇪🇸Spanish

rebufo

el flujo de aire que es impulsado hacia atrás por la hélice de un avión

🇮🇹Italian

scia

il flusso d'aria spinto all'indietro dall'elica di un aereo

🇵🇹Portuguese

turbilhonamento

o fluxo de ar que é impulsionado para trás por uma hélice de aeronave

🇷🇺Russian

слипстрим

поток воздуха, который движется назад пропеллером самолета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्लिपस्ट्रीम

हवा का प्रवाह जो एक विमान प्रोपेलर द्वारा पीछे की ओर संचालित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লিপস্ট্রিম

বাতাসের প্রবাহ যা একটি বিমানের চালক দ্বারা পিছনের দিকে চালিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்லிப்ஸ்ட்ரீம்

ஒரு விமான உந்துசக்தியால் பின்னோக்கி இயக்கப்படும் காற்றின் ஓட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లిప్ స్ట్రీమ్

ఎయిర్‌క్రాఫ్ట్ ప్రొపెల్లర్ ద్వారా వెనుకకు నడపబడే గాలి ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लिपस्ट्रीम

हवेचा प्रवाह जो एअरक्राफ्ट प्रोपेलरद्वारे मागे चालविला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લિપસ્ટ્રીમ

હવાનો પ્રવાહ જે એરક્રાફ્ટ પ્રોપેલર દ્વારા પાછળની તરફ ચલાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲಿಪ್ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಮ್

ಏರ್‌ಕ್ರಾಫ್ಟ್ ಪ್ರೊಪೆಲ್ಲರ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലിപ്പ്സ്ട്രീം

ഒരു എയർക്രാഫ്റ്റ് പ്രൊപ്പല്ലർ പിന്നിലേക്ക് നയിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന വായുവിൻ്റെ ഒഴുക്ക്

🇵🇰Urdu

سلپ اسٹریم

ہوا کا بہاؤ جو ہوائی جہاز کے پروپیلر کے ذریعہ پیچھے کی طرف چلایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑流

由飞机螺旋桨向后驱动的气流

🇯🇵Japanese

後流

航空機のプロペラによって後方に駆動される空気の流れ

🇰🇷Korean

후류

항공기 프로펠러에 의해 역방향으로 추진되는 공기의 흐름

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng chảy trượt

luồng không khí bị đẩy lùi bởi cánh quạt máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

สลิปสตรีม

การไหลของอากาศที่ถูกขับเคลื่อนไปข้างหลังด้วยใบพัดเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

aliran slip

aliran udara yang didorong mundur oleh baling-baling pesawat terbang

🇲🇾Malay

aliran gelincir

aliran udara yang didorong ke belakang oleh kipas pesawat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجرى الهواء

تدفق الهواء الذي تدفعه مروحة الطائرة إلى الخلف

🇮🇷Persian

لغزش جریان

جریان هوایی که توسط پروانه هواپیما به سمت عقب هدایت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

akım akışı

uçak pervanesi tarafından geriye doğru yönlendirilen hava akışı

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