- landing skid
- nounone of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter• Hypernyms: ↑landing gear• Part Holonyms: ↑helicopter, ↑chopper, ↑whirlybird, ↑eggbeater
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landing gear — noun an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground • Hypernyms: ↑undercarriage • Hyponyms: ↑landing skid • Part Holonyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane … Useful english dictionary
skid — [skid] n. [Early ModE, prob. < ON skith: see SKI ] ☆ 1. a plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object 2. a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks 3 … English World dictionary
Skid — (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skid road — (Logging) (a) A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; called also {travois road} or {travoy road}. (b) A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called skids) at intervals of about five feet. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skid — ► VERB (skidded, skidding) 1) (of a vehicle) slide sideways on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly. 2) slip; slide. ► NOUN 1) an act of skidding. 2) a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when… … English terms dictionary
skid — i. An uncoordinated turn in which the airplane moves inside the turn because of an insufficient aileron or excessive rudder. ii. In helicopters, a fixed tubular landing gear, often provided with small auxiliary wheels to provide ground mobility.… … Aviation dictionary
skid road — noun 1. the district of a town frequented by loggers • Hypernyms: ↑quarter 2. a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled • Hypernyms: ↑road, ↑route * * * noun 1. : a road along which logs are dragged to a skidway or lan … Useful english dictionary
skid — skid1 [skıd] v past tense and past participle skidded present participle skidding if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it ▪ The car skidded as she turned onto the highway. skid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
skid — skiddingly, adv. /skid/, n., v., skidded, skidding. n. 1. a plank, bar, log, or the like, esp. one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 2. one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. 3. a low mobile… … Universalium
skid — v. & n. v. (skidded, skidding) 1 intr. (of a vehicle, a wheel, or a driver) slide on slippery ground, esp. sideways or obliquely. 2 tr. cause (a vehicle etc.) to skid. 3 intr. slip, slide. 4 intr. colloq. fail or decline or err. 5 tr. support or… … Useful english dictionary
