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wheelspin

wheelspin

5.5
Wheels turning very fast without grip so the vehicle does not move
  • noun
  • /ˈwiːlspɪn/
  • Specialized
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  • Too much acceleration on wet pavement can result in wheelspin and loss of control.

Examples

  • The icy road caused severe wheelspin as the car tried to move forward.

  • The driver eased off the gas to reduce wheelspin on the slippery surface.

  • The car experienced wheelspin on the icy road.

  • I saw a wheelspin when the driver accelerated too quickly.

  • While driving on the icy road, I experienced some wheelspin that made it difficult to steer the car.

  • The wheelspin during the race caused the driver to lose control and skid off the track.

  • In a tight turn, the car's wheelspin increased, resulting in a sudden loss of traction.

Antonyms

to gain traction
3.4

Get more grip on a surface to move more easily

How Slippery

spinout
1 7.0
slip
8 1.0
wheelspin
  • Specialized
5.5
traction
16 4.2

Surface Forms

wheelspin singular
wheelspins plural

Morphology

wheelspin = wheel + spin (transparent) = wheel + spin

The meaning is the straightforward combination of 'wheel' + 'spin' referring to wheels spinning without traction.

Etymology

Wheelspin comes from the two simple words wheel and spin, like a wheel turning quickly in place. So wheelspin means a wheel is 'spinning' without the vehicle moving forward, often on ice or mud.