Sideslip — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unexpected slide

a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪdslɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪdslɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪdslɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈaɪdslɪp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip skid

Word Forms

skid	verb	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
slippy	adjective	causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
slip	verb	move out of position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Seitenschlupf

eine unerwartete Rutsche

🇫🇷French

glissade

une glissade inattendue

🇪🇸Spanish

deslizarse lateralmente

una diapositiva inesperada

🇮🇹Italian

derapare

una diapositiva inaspettata

🇳🇱Dutch

zijslip

een onverwachte glijbaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

derrapagem

um deslize inesperado

🇷🇺Russian

скольжение

неожиданный слайд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतन

एक अप्रत्याशित स्लाइड

🇧🇩Bengali

সাইডস্লিপ

একটি অপ্রত্যাশিত স্লাইড

🇮🇳Tamil

பக்கவாட்டு

ஒரு எதிர்பாராத ஸ்லைடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్కకు జారడం

ఊహించని స్లయిడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

साइडस्लिप

एक अनपेक्षित स्लाइड

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાઇડસ્લિપ

એક અણધારી સ્લાઇડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಡ್ಸ್ಲಿಪ್

ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಲೈಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈഡ്സ്ലിപ്പ്

ഒരു അപ്രതീക്ഷിത സ്ലൈഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਈਡਸਲਿਪ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਸਲਾਈਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

سائیڈ سلپ

ایک غیر متوقع سلائیڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侧滑

意想不到的幻灯片

🇯🇵Japanese

横滑り

予期せぬ滑り台

🇰🇷Korean

곁가지

예상치 못한 슬라이드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trượt ngang

một cú trượt bất ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

ไซด์สลิป

สไลด์ที่ไม่คาดคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejatuhan

slide yang tidak terduga

🇲🇾Malay

tergelincir

slaid yang tidak dijangka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انزلق

شريحة غير متوقعة

🇮🇷Persian

لغزش کناری

یک اسلاید غیرمنتظره

🇹🇷Turkish

yana kayma

beklenmedik bir slayt

🇮🇱Hebrew

החלקת צד

שקופית בלתי צפויה

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