side-slip noun & verb. ['sʌɪdslɪp] M17.
[from SIDE noun + SLIP noun³.]
A. noun.
1. A slope, a rise. rare. M17.

2. An illegitimate child. rare. L19.

3. a. The action or fact of slipping sideways, esp. on the part of a bicycle or motor vehicle; an instance of this. L19.
b. Aeronautics. A sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, esp. downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn; a manoeuvre in which this is deliberately produced. E20.
c. Skiing & Surfing. The action of travelling at an angle down a slope or wave. E20.
b. verb. Infl. -pp-.
1. verb intrans. Slip sideways. L19.

2. Aeronautics.
a. verb intrans. Of an aeroplane: move sideways, esp. towards the centre of curvature while turning. E20.
b. verb trans. Cause to side-slip. E20.

3. verb intrans. Skiing & Surfing. Travel downwards at an angle. E20.

4. a. verb intrans. Move elusively or adroitly. E20.
b. verb trans. Elude, give the slip. M20.

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