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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