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SIDESLIP
slip, sideslip
(noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
skid, slip, sideslip
(noun) an unexpected slide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sideslip (plural sideslips)
(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.
Verb
sideslip (third-person singular simple present sideslips, present participle sideslipping, simple past and past participle sideslipped)
(aviation) To perform a flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.
Source: Wiktionary
Side"-slip`, v. i.
Definition: See Skid, below.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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