side-slip

A form of sideslip — A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

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Meanings

nounside-slip (plural side-slips)

plural side-slips

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sideslip.
verbside-slip (third-person singular simple present side-slips, present participle side-slipping, simple past and past participle side-slipped)

present singular third person side-slips · participle present side-slipping · participle past side-slipped · past side-slipped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sideslip.
Cite this entry
APA

side-slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-slip

MLA

“side-slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-slip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side-slip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-slip.

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