glissade — meaning in English

English meaning

• sideslip noun A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
• slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

glissade is used for these senses in English:

• sideslip (aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
• slide An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
• slip (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.

sideslip — full definition

1. noun A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
2. noun A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
3. noun A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
4. noun The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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