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Sideslip

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Noun

1. sideslip, skid, slip

an unexpected slide

2. sideslip, slip

a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

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Sideslip

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noun
1. 
a sideways skid, as of a motor vehicle
2. 
a sideways and downward movement towards the inside of a turn by an aircraft in a sharp bank
verb -slips, -slipping or -slipped
3.  another name for slip1 (sense 12)

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Sideslip

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsideˌslipped or ˈsideˌslipping
1. 
to slip or skid sideways, as on skis
2.  Aeronautics
to move in a sideslip
verb transitive
3. 
to cause to sideslip
noun
4. 
a slip or skid to the side
5.  Aeronautics
a. 
a lateral slide or yaw during flight, caused by crosswinds, etc.
b. 
a downward, lateral slide during a sharp bank, caused by gravity
see also skid (sense 13)

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Sideslip

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intr.v. side·slipped, side·slip·ping, side·slips
1. To slip or skid to one side.
2. To slide sideways and downward in skiing.
3. 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.

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