pow·er·slide
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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
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powerslide
intransitive verb
powerslid\
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌslid
\; powersliding; powerslides
\; 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
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“Powerslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerslide. Accessed 7 May. 2021.
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The first known use of powerslide was in 1960
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