sideslip

sideslip
/suyd"slip'/, v., sideslipped, sideslipping, n.
v.i.
1. to slip to one side.
2. (of an airplane when banked excessively) to slide sideways in a downward direction, toward the center of the curve described in turning.
n.
3. an act or instance of sideslipping.
[1640-50; SIDE1 + SLIP1]

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