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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The first known use of powerslide was in 1960
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