skidpan
(noun) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skidpan (plural skidpans)
A skidpad.
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag.
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Source: Wiktionary
Skid"pan`, n.
Definition: See Skid, n., 1. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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