wheelslide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.

Word forms

wheelslide wheelslides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English slide English wheelslide From wheel + slide.

Synonyms

skid skidding

Related words

wheel slide

← wheels round
← wheels within wheels
← wheels-up
← wheelset
← wheelsets

wheelslip →
wheelsman →
wheelsmen →
wheelsmith →
wheelsmiths →

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