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Tailslide

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tail slidenounAlternative form of tailslide. [A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.]
whipstallnounA stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.
sideslipnoun(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
backslideverb(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
switchbacknoun(by extension) (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
tailspinnoun(figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
skidnounAn out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
slidenounAn item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
glideslopenoun(aviation) The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing.
downslantnounA downward slant.
side-slipnounAlternative form of sideslip. [(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.]
nosedivenoun(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.
evacuation slidenoun(aviation) An inflatable slide used to evacuate passengers from an aircraft.
slidingverbThe motion of something that slides.
snowslipnounAn avalanche (large mass or snow which slips down a mountainside)
glide slopenounAlternative form of glideslope. [(aviation) The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing.]
lipslidenoun(skateboarding, snowboarding) A manoeuvre in which the board slides along a structure on its front or back lip
landslipnounThe sliding of a mass of land down a cliff or slope; a landslide.
slatnounA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
earthslidenounA landslide or landslip.

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