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sideslip

side·slip [ sd slìp ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle side·slipped, present participle side·slip·ping, 3rd person present singular side·slips)
Definition:
 
1. slide sideways: to skid or slide sideways

2. aviation slip sideways in airplane: to move sideways and downward while banking steeply in an airplane

3. skiing slide sideways down slope: in skiing, to slide at an angle down a slope



noun  (plural side·slips)
Definition:
 
1. sideways skid: a skid to the side
The car went into a sideslip.

2. aviation sideways movement of airplane: a sideways and downward movement made by a steeply banking aircraft

3. skiing angled slide down slope: in skiing, a sideways slide at an angle down a slope

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