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Noun: sideslip  'sId,slip
  1. A flight manoeuvre; aircraft slides sideways in the air
    "The glider performed a sideslip to align with the runway";
    - slip
     
  2. An unexpected slide
    "The plane's sideslip during landing was corrected by the pilot";
    - skid, slip
Verb: side-slip (side-slipped,side-slipping)
  1. Slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an aeroplane along an inclined lateral axis
    "The pilot had to side-slip to lose altitude quickly"

Derived forms: sideslips, side-slipped, side-slipping, side-slips

Type of: aeroplane manoeuvre [Brit], airplane maneuver [US], airplane manoeuvre [Cdn], coast, flight maneuver [US], flight manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], glide, skid, slew, slide, slip, slue

Encyclopedia: Sideslip

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