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sideslip

[ sahyd-slip ]

verb (used without object)

, side·slipped, side·slip·ping.
  1. to slip to one side.
  2. (of an airplane when banked excessively) to slide sideways in a downward direction, toward the center of the curve described in turning.


noun

  1. an act or instance of sideslipping.

sideslip

/ ˈsaɪdˌslɪp /

noun

  1. a sideways skid, as of a motor vehicle
  2. a sideways and downward movement towards the inside of a turn by an aircraft in a sharp bank
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. another name for slip 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sideslip1

First recorded in 1640–50; side 1 + slip 1
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Example Sentences

A quick motion, a sideslip, and he was in the door and standing in front of Arnold.

She was ready to throw her plane into a sideslip if a searchlight caught her, a flight maneuver that allows you to dive very fast and steeply without spinning.

She tipped and sideslipped around the big tree and dropped the pigeon.

Koontz joined them, incredulously surveying the damage that Bernabe, by parking in the mud, getting stuck, rocking his vehicle, sideslipping and whatnot, had done.

Achieving kills unlocks special maneuvers, such as loops, Immelman turns, sideslips, and so on.

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