spinout

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noun

A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.

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Meanings

nounspinout (plural spinouts)

plural spinouts

  1. automotiveA skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.

    Sulayman al-Shulukhi, left, races his modified Subaru Impreza every weekend night and delights in describing wrecks and spinouts.

    2009 March 8, Robert F. Worth, “Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom”, in New York Times
  2. businessThe formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

    Synonyms: spin-off

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

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spin-off

Origin

From spin + out.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outspin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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