skeg vs skid

skeg

noun
  • A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. 

  • A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle. 

  • A look or glance. 

  • A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel. 

  • A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard. 

skid

noun
  • Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it when handling cargo. 

  • A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels. 

  • A runner of a sled. 

  • (also losing skid) A losing streak. 

  • A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet. 

  • One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel. 

  • A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input. 

  • A stepchild. 

  • A script kiddie. 

  • A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. 

  • An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. 

  • A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill. 

verb
  • To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing. 

  • To protect or support with a skid or skids. 

  • To cause to move on skids. 

  • To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid. 

  • (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have. 

  • To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning. 

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