Definition of nonskid
:designed or equipped to prevent skidding
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Next, workers will attach the propeller and the rudder, install the electrical systems, pave the boat with a nonskid surface for cars and complete the interior.
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Afterward, the nursing home promised to place a nonskid pad on her chair but did not, inspectors later found.
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Afterward, the nursing home promised to place a nonskid pad on her chair but did not, inspectors later found.
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Afterward, the nursing home promised to place a nonskid pad on her chair but did not, inspectors later found.
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Afterward, the nursing home promised to place a nonskid pad on her chair but did not, inspectors later found.
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The teams were already using nonskid tape in spots on the hard surfaces of their boats, but all the AC Class yachts were then equipped with a handle at chest height at the bottom of the wing sail mast.
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First Known Use of nonskid
1904
NONSKID Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of nonskid for English Language Learners
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: made to prevent slipping or skidding : not allowing something to slide
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