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SIDESLIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: sideslipped    , sideslipping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Synonyms:

sideslip; slip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sideslip" is a kind of...):

airplane maneuver; flight maneuver (a maneuver executed by an aircraft)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unexpected slide

Synonyms:

sideslip; skid; slip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sideslip" is a kind of...):

coast; glide; slide (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb sideslip

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