noun
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a sideways skid, as of a motor vehicle
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a sideways and downward movement towards the inside of a turn by an aircraft in a sharp bank
verb
Etymology
Origin of sideslip
Example Sentences
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It was almost as though, if he moved fast enough and squeezed in enough events, he might sideslip the 18th of June altogether and proceed to the next golden stage, untouched and untallied.
From Time • Jun. 19, 2012
JP Walker can sideslip an entire slopestyle course and still make the finals-he's way big in Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the nose of the X-15, a grapefruit-sized electronic wizard familiarly known as "the Q-ball" gauged the basic critical factors�direction, sideslip, friction�and told Joe Walker that he could safely press for the record.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several times we got caught in the lights, but I managed to sideslip out of them each time.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was ready to throw her plane into a sideslip if a searchlight caught her, a flight maneuver that allows you to dive very fast and steeply without spinning.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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