dérapage — meaning in English

English meaning

• skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
• skidding noun The act of sliding out of control, especially of a vehicle.

Senses

dérapage is used for these senses in English:

• skid An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
• skidding The motion of something that skids.

skid — full definition

1. noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
2. verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.

skidding — full definition

1. noun The act of sliding out of control, especially of a vehicle.
2. noun In logging, the process of dragging cut trees out of a forest.

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