sideslip

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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

A team of 30 scientists, including several "Star Wars" weapons-system researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, perfected USA's unique rudders at bow and stern that help prevent sideslip.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several times we got caught in the lights, but I managed to sideslip out of them each time.

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

She was ready to throw her plane into a sideslip if a searchlight caught her, a flight maneuver that allows you to dive very fast and steeply without spinning.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein