sideslip

Example Sentences

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It was almost as though, if he moved fast enough and squeezed in enough events, he might sideslip the 18th of June altogether and proceed to the next golden stage, untouched and untallied.

From Time • Jun. 19, 2012

As Pilot John Andrews banked for a last low turn over a corner of the field, a sharp up-current caught one wing, threw the plane into a sideslip, a crash.

From Time Magazine Archive

JP Walker can sideslip an entire slopestyle course and still make the finals-he's way big in Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was necessary to hold the plane in a violent sideslip attitude to keep the flames from enveloping the cockpits; this naturally caused us to lose altitude at a faster than normal rate.

From Time Magazine Archive

A quick motion, a sideslip, and he was in the door and standing in front of Arnold.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen