SIDESLIP (sideslipped, sideslipping)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sideslip mean? 

• SIDESLIP (noun)
  The noun SIDESLIP has 2 senses:

1. an unexpected slide
2. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

  Familiarity information: SIDESLIP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDESLIP (noun)

Meaning:

An unexpected slide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sideslip; skid; slip

Hypernyms ("sideslip" is a kind of...):

coast; glide; slide (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it)

Meaning:

A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sideslip; slip

Hypernyms ("sideslip" is a kind of...):

airplane maneuver; flight maneuver (a maneuver executed by an aircraft)