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spinout

spinout noun: a skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.

Noun

spinout (plural spinouts)

  1. A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.
    • Sulayman al-Shulukhi, left, races his modified Subaru Impreza every weekend night and delights in describing wrecks and spinouts.2009 March 8, Robert F. Worth, “Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom”, in New York Times
  2. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
    Synonyms:
    spin-off

Synonyms of spinout

Forms of spinout

pluralspinouts

Origin of spinout

From spin + out.

Questions about spinout

What does spinout mean?
Spinout means a skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.
What part of speech is spinout?
Spinout is a noun.
What is the plural of spinout?
The plural of spinout is spinouts.

Words near spinout in the dictionary

  1. spinous process
  2. spinous processes
  3. spinous spider crab
  4. spinous spider crabs
  5. spinousness
  6. spinout
  7. spinouts
  8. Spinoza
  9. Spinozan
  10. Spinozian
  11. Spinozism

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