What is "nonskid"

Usage examples of "nonskid".

The metal, nonskid quilting of the deck impressed its pattern on his flesh.

The Archai waiting in tawny masses were the assault troops who would climb the trunks, using the coarse bark as a nonskid surface for their clawed limbs.

The nose truck has two wheels, while each other truck has four wheels with nonskid, high-pressure tires that can bear almost 425,000 pounds.

Even though the day outside was stunningly clear and bright, harsh sunlight spilling across the dark black of the nonskid on the flight deck, there was always the danger of icing as moisture from the air condensed on metal surfaces.

One set of slick-soled boots with cowboy heels, one set that looked like those nonskid walking shoes.

Kneeling on the painful nonskid decking, Alan gave Craw a succinct count and saw him tick off his calls on a plastic sheet.

I parked in the lot as instructed, and we walked together over to the big old house and up the wooden stairs that probably looked much like they had when the place was built except for the nonskid overlays.

The steel decking was covered in a nonskid material that had long ago become smooth.

In a few minutes, any cars not firmly held by the nonskid deck would begin to fall toward the bow.

Drops of bright red blood darkened toward drier brown on the nonskid deck at his feet.

Although the sun was already dipping below the horizon, the rough nonskid still held the heat of the day.

San Diego, feeling the heat beating down on his back from the sun instead of radiating up through his flight deck boots from the baking nonskid and steel decks.

He hit the deck hard and felt the nonskid scrape the skin off the back of his hand.

Alvarez screamed again as the bones in his first three fingers snapped, and he began rolling back down the nonskid toward the jet engine intakes.

Lazarus agreed, then took a few moments to inspect the car-in better shape than he had left it, shining and clean from spokes to top and with several new items besides the foot accelerator: a dressy radiator cap, rubber nonskids for the pedals, a tire holder on the rear with a patent-leather cover for a spare tire, a robe rail in the rear compartment with a lap robe folded neatly, and-finishing touch-a cut-glass bud vase with a single rose.