Cryptic crossword clue
Floats in the air after mistake made by propellers 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SLIPSTREAMS

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What does SLIPSTREAMS mean?

SLIPSTREAMS noun
  1. The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
  2. A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
SLIPSTREAMS verb
  1. To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
  2. To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.

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