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spinout

spinout

2 7.0
An accident when a vehicle loses control and spins on the road
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪnaʊt/
: derrapaje
  • accidents and spinouts
  • spinouts and crashes

Examples

  • And on the northbound l-290 extension at Thorndale Avenue, we had a spinout there.

    Sixteen Candles (1984)

  • The winter storm caused multiple spinouts on the icy roads, making travel dangerous for everyone.

  • After the significant rain, several drivers experienced a spinout while trying to stop abruptly.

  • A spinout occurred when the car hit a patch of black ice, leading it to rotate uncontrollably.

Synonyms

spin
vsspinout
121 1.1

A quick turning movement of an object or person

is an accidental vehicle loss of control that results in rotation on slippery roads
to skid
vsspinout
34 3.5

To slide sideways without control, usually when a car's wheels lose grip on a slippery road

involves a vehicle turning around while losing control on slippery surfaces

How Severe

crash
652 2.3
spinout
2 7.0
to fishtail
5 7.1
skid
8 3.1

Surface Forms

spinout singular
spinouts plural

Morphology

spinout = spin (transparent) = out + spin

This sense closely matches the literal phrasal meaning 'spin out', so the noun form is easy to interpret from the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Spinout comes from the parts spin ('turn') and out ('away'). Picture a vehicle turning and sliding away from the road, so a spinout is an accident when a car loses control and spins.