skid
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5.9
- noun
- /skɪd/
- Specialized
:
patín
- The cell, control unit, and water softener are skid-mounted, while the chemical pump and brine and hypochlorite tanks are separate.
Well, we were going in strafe and went too low and hooked his skid on a pine tree and crashed.
- Well, we were going in strafe and went too low and hooked his skid on a pine tree and crashed.
Examples
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There was scrap inside it now: two-by-fours, skids, and electrical conduit.
Fiction book (1996) -
A concrete skid has been poured out into the water to help haul the boats to land.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now, the rear end can be lowered so that the skid plate makes contact with the surface.
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The left skid sets down, and the ship continues to descend, tips, and begins to roll.
Fiction book (1996) -
And there's a skid plate that's welded to the frame.
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When the high-rise houses are cleaned, the manure is removed with a skid loader and spread on the fields.
Academic text (1998) -
The workers placed heavy crates on the skid to roll them into the warehouse.
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The team built a long skid to help transport the heavy equipment down the hill.
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To move the logs easily, they used a skid made of sturdy wood.
Synonyms
5
5.6
A narrow part that lets a drawer or door slide smoothly
Compounds
- Specialized
A system in a vehicle that stops the wheels from sliding on wet or icy roads
- Specialized
One of the two long horizontal supports under a helicopter that hold it on the ground
- Slang
A protective helmet people wear when they ride a motorcycle to protect their head
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skid originally named a long, flat piece of wood used as a track to move heavy loads, from an old Scandinavian word meaning 'piece of wood', so a skid today is one of those wooden supports used to slide or hold cargo.