sideslip

See also: side-slip

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

side +‎ slip

Noun

sideslip (plural sideslips)

  1. (aviation) A flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.

Verb

sideslip (third-person singular simple present sideslips, present participle sideslipping, simple past and past participle sideslipped)

  1. (aviation) To perform a flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.
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