airstream

/ˌɛərˈstrim/

Other forms: airstreams

Definitions of airstream

1. noun

   a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
   types:

   jet stream

   a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts

   type of:

   air current, current, current of air, wind

   air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
2. noun

   the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
   synonyms: backwash, race, slipstream, wash

   type of:

   flow

   any uninterrupted stream or discharge