powerslide

noun

pow·er·slide | \ ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌslīd

plural powerslides

Definition of powerslide

: a deliberate, controlled skid by a vehicle turning through a corner at high speed : drift entry 1 sense 5f It's spectacular motor sport—belting around a dirt oval track, pitching a car sideways into the corners and sliding around them in a powerslide, throwing dirt out to the crash fence, all while fending off a pack of perhaps 18 other cars doing the same thing.— Stuart Innes

Other Words from powerslide

powerslide intransitive verb powerslid\ ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌslid

\; powersliding; powerslides

Instead of dealing with the white stuff by driving with trepidation, rally drivers adopt a rather more exciting technique for coping with grip deficiency—they powerslide. — Dan Prosser