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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
2. 2
   a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air wordnet
3. 3
   A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.; A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
4. 4
   an unexpected slide wordnet
5. 5
   A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

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6. 6
   The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air. broadly, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

Synonyms

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acrobaticsaerobaticsavalanchebankbankingcoast

Etymology

From side + slip.

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