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

to sideslip

6.7
To slide sideways by accident or as a controlled action in a vehicle
  • verb
  • /ˈsaɪdˌslɪp/
translation icon : deslizarse lateralmente
  • The pilot had to sideslip the aircraft to adjust its position during the strong winds.

Examples

  • The glider began to sideslip as the pilot adjusted the controls for landing.

  • If you sideslip on icy roads, you should steer gently to regain control.

  • The instructor demonstrated how to sideslip the airplane to lose altitude quickly.

  • The car sideslipped on the wet road.

  • He tried to sideslip the vehicle around the corner.

  • When driving on icy roads, it is important to know how to sideslip carefully to avoid losing control of your vehicle.

  • He decided to sideslip down the slope slowly to ensure he wouldn't fall.

Synonyms

to side-slip
vsto sideslip
  • Specialized
9.9

To move a plane sideways while going down to lose height without going faster

is a broader sideways movement, accidental or controlled, not only a downward aircraft maneuver

Antonyms

to straighten out
11 2.9

To make something free of bends, twists, or knots

How Far

to careen
20 7.7
to skid
3 3.5
to sideslip
6.7
to veer
63 4.2
slip
8 1.0
shift
363 3.5

Surface Forms

sideslip infinitive
sideslipped past
sideslipped past participle
sideslipping present participle
sideslips third person singular

Morphology

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

The meaning is directly compositional: to slip or slide to the side.

Etymology

The verb sideslip is made of side ('to the side') and slip ('to slide'). So to sideslip is to move or slide sideways, whether by accident or as a deliberate maneuver.