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spinouts

spinouts is the plural of spinout.

Meaning of spinout

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

Questions about spinouts

What is spinouts the plural of?
Spinouts is the plural of spinout.

Words near spinouts in the dictionary

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

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