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spinout

spinout

1 7.0
An accident when a vehicle loses control and spins on the road
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪnaʊt/
translation icon : 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
104 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
3 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
∞ 2.3
spinout
1 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.