wheel slide

A form of wheelslide — A condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.

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Meanings

nounwheel slide (countable and uncountable, plural wheel slides)

plural wheel slides

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of wheelslide.

    RAIB found that wheel slide was occurring, both when the driver started braking and during emergency braking.

    2021 November 17, Paul Clifton, “Network News: RAIB's early analysis pinpoints low adhesion”, in RAIL, number 944, page 8
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APA

wheel slide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20slide

MLA

“wheel slide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20slide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheel slide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20slide.

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