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🚗 A sideways slide ✈️ A sideways move ↔️ To move sideways
sideslip

sideslip

9.4
A controlled sideways move of an airplane while keeping forward motion
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdˌslɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deslizamiento lateral
  • To avoid the turbulence, the instructor executed a precise sideslip, allowing the plane to maintain its heading.

Examples

  • The pilot demonstrated a smooth sideslip to adjust for the wind while landing.

  • During the training session, we learned how to perform a controlled sideslip to navigate through crosswinds.

  • I circled the field, then I found a perfect sideslip in the wind and I came in just like a leaf.

    Always (1989)

Synonyms

slip
vssideslip
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A sideways movement of a plane to lose height without going faster

moves sideways without aiming to reduce altitude

Antonyms

straight
∞ 1.0

In a direct line without turning

Surface Forms

sideslip singular
sideslips plural

Morphology

sideslip = side + slip (transparent) = side + slip

The aircraft maneuver sense is a direct application of 'side' + 'slip' — a sideways movement while maintaining forward motion.

Etymology

The word sideslip comes from side ('to the side') and slip ('to slide'), which gives an easy image for the flying move. In aircraft a sideslip is a controlled slide to the side while the plane still moves forward, used to line up with a short runway or quickly lose height.