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sideslip

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side⋅slip

  [sahyd-slip] verb, -slipped, -slip⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to slip to one side.
2. (of an airplane when banked excessively) to slide sideways in a downward direction, toward the center of the curve described in turning.
–noun
3. an act or instance of sideslipping.
Origin:
1640–50; side 1 + slip 1
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side·slip   (sīd'slĭp')   
intr.v.   side·slipped, side·slip·ping, side·slips

  1. To slip or skid to one side.

  2. To slide sideways and downward in skiing.

  3. To fly sideways and downward in an airplane along the lateral axis to reduce altitude without gaining speed or as the result of banking too deeply.

side'slip' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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