Sideslip

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To slip or skid to one side.
  • verb-intransitive. To slide sideways and downward in skiing.
  • verb-intransitive. To fly sideways and downward in an airplane along the lateral axis to reduce altitude without gaining speed or as the result of banking too deeply.
  • Word Usage
    "There's probably a lot of short-term sideslip in the twenty-second century, but by the time it reaches us, it all irons out in the wash. ""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    skid    slew    slip    slue    slide   
    Variant
    sideslipped    sideslipping    skid   
    Same Context
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