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  • 81slip — slip1 slipless, adj. slippingly, adv. /slip/, v., slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping; n. v.i. 1. to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to… …

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  • 82superelevated — /sooh peuhr el euh vay tid/, adj. Civ. Engin. (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked. [SUPER + ELEVATED] * * * …

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  • 83Dihedral (aircraft) — For other uses, see Dihedral. The upward tilt of the wings and tailplane of an aircraft, as seen on this Boeing 737, is called dihedral angle Dihedral angle is the upward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed wing aircraft.… …

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  • 84Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park — This article is about the Water Theme Park. For other uses, see Mount Olympus (disambiguation). Mt. Olympus Water Theme Park Mt. Olympus entrance Location Wisconsin Dells …

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  • 85superelevation — noun the amount by which the outer edge of a curve on a road or railway is banked above the inner edge …

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  • 86skid — [[t]skɪd[/t]] n. v. skid•ded, skid•ding 1) bui a plank, bar, log, or the like, esp. one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along 2) a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc 3) bui a… …

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  • 87slip — I [[t]slɪp[/t]] v. slipped, slip•ping, n. 1) to move or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide 2) to slide suddenly and accidentally: He slipped on the icy ground. The cup slipped from her hand[/ex] 3) to pass without having been acted upon or used …

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  • 88bank — I. /bæŋk / (say bangk) noun 1. a long pile or mass: bank of earth; bank of snow; bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geography the slope immediately bordering the course of a river along which the water normally runs. 4.… …

  • 89sideslip — /ˈsaɪdslɪp/ (say suydslip) verb (i) (sideslipped, sideslipping) 1. to slip to one side. 2. (of an aeroplane when banked excessively) to slide sideways in a downward direction, towards the centre of the curve executed in turning. –noun 3. the act… …

  • 90skid — /skɪd / (say skid) noun 1. a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 2. US one of a number of such logs or planks forming a skidway. 3. a plank or the like, especially one of a …