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Hit The Skids Crossword Clue

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32%5Hit the ___ (fail)
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

31%9Skids laterally
noun

• A flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.

31%5 Cause of some skids
noun

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

verb

• precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

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New York Times29 May 2008 Down 13 GOACROSS/DOWNHILL
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