wheelslide
wheelslide noun: a condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.
Noun
wheelslide (countable and uncountable, plural wheelslides)
- A condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.
- Near-synonyms: skid, skidding
- Andrew Hall, deputy chief inspector at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, said: "The evidence suggests the most likely cause of this was wheelslide, almost certainly as a result of low adhesion between the wheels and the track."2021 November 17, Paul Clifton, “Network News: "Slippery rails" cause train collision at Salisbury”, in RAIL, number 944, page 7
Synonyms of wheelslide
Forms of wheelslide
| plural | wheelslides |
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Origin of wheelslide
From wheel + slide.
Questions about wheelslide
- What does wheelslide mean?
- Wheelslide means a condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.
- What part of speech is wheelslide?
- Wheelslide is a noun.
- What is the plural of wheelslide?
- The plural of wheelslide is wheelslides.
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