The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SLIPSTREAM
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More clues leading to the result SLIPSTREAM
- Current cricketer’s runs welcomed by side
- Wake drunk master after beer is turned over
- Wash undergarment beside river
- Wake selected pupils after mistake
- Escapes bicycle finally going into vehicle – what made cyclist go close?
- Wake from nightmare perhaps, losing head for time when trapped under lingerie
- Escape outpouring that follows passing of coach perhaps
- Closely follow cricketers, side securing runs
- Wake up at the back?
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What does SLIPSTREAM mean?
SLIPSTREAM noun- The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
- To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
- To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.