Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun side-slip

2 senses of sideslip

Sense 1
skid, slip, sideslip -- (an unexpected slide)
       => slide, glide, coast -- (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope")

Sense 2
slip, sideslip -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air)
       => flight maneuver, airplane maneuver -- (a maneuver executed by an aircraft)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb side-slip

1 sense of side-slip

Sense 1
side-slip -- (slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis)
       => skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")

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