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calceolaria (iou) and slipstream (iou)


calceolaria (iou)



calceolaria noun. L18.
[mod. Latin, from Latin calceolus dim. of calceus shoe + -aria: see -ARY1.]
A S. American plant of the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, bearing slipper-shaped flowers.

slipstream (iou)



slipstream noun & verb. E20.
[from SLIP noun3 + STREAM noun.]
A. noun.
The current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller; any localized current associated with an object, esp. a moving vehicle etc. E20.
fig. An assisting force considered to draw something along with or behind something else. M20.
b. verb trans. Travel in the slipstream of, follow closely behind; use a slipstream to assist in overtaking (a vehicle). Chiefly as slipstreaming verbal noun. M20.