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antiskid

antiskid adjective: designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid. (of a surface).

Adjective

antiskid (not comparable)

  1. Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid. (of a surface)
  2. Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface. (of a brake system)

Noun

antiskid (uncountable)

  1. Antiskid braking.
    • To help keep from using up the limited pressure stored by the brake accumulator, antiskid is not available with both engines out.

Forms of antiskid

alternative formantiskidding

Origin of antiskid

From anti- + skid.

Questions about antiskid

What does antiskid mean?
Antiskid means designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid. (of a surface).
What part of speech is antiskid?
Antiskid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiskid in the dictionary

  1. antiskating
  2. antiskeptic
  3. antiskeptical
  4. antiskepticism
  5. antiskeptics
  6. antiskid
  7. antiskidding
  8. antiskinning
  9. antiskyrmion
  10. antiskyrmions
  11. antislam

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