sideslip (redirected from sideslips)

side·slip  (sdslp)

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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sideslip n.

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sideslip [ˈsaɪdˌslɪp]

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a sideways skid, as of a motor vehicle

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a sideways and downward movement towards the inside of a turn by an aircraft in a sharp bank

vb -slips, -slipping, -slipped

(Engineering / Aeronautics) another name for slip¹ [12]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sideslip - an unexpected slide skid, slip glide, coast, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
	2.	sideslip - a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air slip airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft

Translations

sideslip [ˈsaɪdslɪp] N (Aer) → deslizamiento m lateral

sideslip [ˈsaɪdˌslɪp] (Skiing)

1. n → derapata, dérapage m inv

2. vi → derapare