side-slip

Definitions of side-slip
  1. verb
    slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
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    type of:
    skid, slew, slide, slip, slue
    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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