The Collaborative International Dictionary
Side-slip
Side-slip \Side"-slip`\, v. i. See Skid, below.
WordNet
side-slip
v. slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
Usage examples of "side-slip".
The pilot came in down the western pass under the cliffs, then turned steeply and side-slipped in towards the only piece of open ground in the valley that was free of rocks and oles- It was used as a stockyard, gymkhana ground or polo field as the need arose and at the moment the ankle-deep grass was providing grazing for fifty goats.
The nuances of hooding and unhooding the crystals, of riding and side-slipping wind currents, and of avoiding downdrafts and lightfalls that could change the momentum and responsiveness of an airship in an instant were not easily mastered.