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by sharpshadow 400 days ago
Windschatten is an exception.
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Bost 400 days ago
Yes, "windshadow" one is more descriptive than "slipstream". (At least for me.)
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lisper 400 days ago
"Rain shadow" is a common idiom in English. "Wind shadow" is not because English has multiple dedicated words for this concept, including "lee" [2] as well as slipstream.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_shadow

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windward_and_leeward

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