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Cause Of A Skid Crossword Clue

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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine

• water frozen in the solid state

• the frozen part of a body of water

• diamonds

• a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

• a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

verb

• decorate with frosting

• cause to become ice or icy

• put ice on or put on ice

30%4 Winter fender-bender cause
noun

• one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

• a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

• an unexpected slide

verb

• slide without control

• elevate onto skids

• apply a brake or skid to

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

29%5Skid's cause, maybe
noun

• partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

verb

• precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

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