skid
19
3.0
- noun
- /skɪd/
:
marca de derrape
- After the rain, the police noticed several skid marks on the pavement indicating where vehicles had lost control.
- skid marks
- leave skid marks
- slid, leaving skid marks
We did find a few skid marks on this road.
- We did find a few skid marks on this road.
Examples
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Just north of the guardrail, skid marks led across the shoulder and down the embankment.
Blog text (12) -
I think the skid marks tell the rest of the story.
Fiction book (2001) -
We did find a few skid marks on this road.
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The skid marks are here, yet the truck's over 100 feet away.
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The police found no skid marks and drew their conclusions.
Fiction book (1998) -
The state trooper who measured the skid marks estimated it was going under 50.
Academic text (2005) -
That's why there weren't even any skid marks leading up to the crash.
Blog text (16) -
COUNSEL: The police report says that there were skid marks in the driveway that would indicate you were traveling at more than 30 miles per hour when your car hit the street.
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- Well, the place was still swarming with accident investigators questioning witnesses, measuring skid marks when I left.
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Every hundred yards or so, he came across debris from it, and a little examination of the skid marks in the ground invariably showed him the direction it had come from.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
12
3.2
A dark line on a road where a tire slides during a sudden stop
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
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skid meaning a mark left by sliding comes from the idea of something moving along a surface and leaving a track, just like a wooden skid makes a line when it moves, so a skid is the visible mark left when tires or objects slip.