Sideslip

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Side-slip \Side"-slip`\, v. i.
     See {Skid}, below.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  side-slip
       v : slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an
           airplane along an inclined lateral axis

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sideslip
       n 1: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {slip}]
       2: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
           {slip}]
       [also: {sideslipping}, {sideslipped}]