Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: landing skid
  1. One of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter
    "The helicopter's landing skids touched down gently on the helipad"

Derived forms: landing skids

Type of: landing gear

Part of: chopper [informal], copter [informal], eggbeater [N. Amer, informal], helicopter, whirlybird [N. Amer, informal]