Move+sideways

  • 111tail rotor drift — A side force produced by the tail rotor which, unless corrected, causes the helicopter to move sideways on the ground. The main rotor thrust is offset to produce a side thrust to correct for the tail rotor drift. This tendency must be corrected… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 112crab — crab1 noun 1》 a crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. [Order Decapoda: many species.] 2》 (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. 3》 a …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 113sidle — si•dle [[t]ˈsaɪd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to move sideways or obliquely 2) to edge along furtively 3) a sidling movement • Etymology: 1690–1700; back formation from archaic sidelingsidelong, misconstrued as prp. of a verb ending in le)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 114crab — I. /kræb / (say krab) noun 1. any of the stalk eyed decapod crustaceans constituting the suborder Brachyura (true crabs) having a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen or so called tail being small and folded under the thorax. 2 …

  • 115passage — I. /ˈpæsɪdʒ / (say pasij) noun 1. an indefinite portion of a writing, speech, or the like, usually one of no great length; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. 2. Music a. a scale or arpeggio like series of notes introduced as an… …

  • 116rainswept — /ˈreɪnswɛpt/ (say raynswept) adjective of or relating to a landscape, street, playing field, etc., across which rain is seen to move sideways as it falls: rainswept beaches …

  • 117crab — ► NOUN 1) a marine crustacean, some kinds of which are edible, with a broad shell and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. 2) (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. ► VERB 1) move sideways or obliquely. 2) fish… …

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  • 118crabber — crab ► NOUN 1) a marine crustacean, some kinds of which are edible, with a broad shell and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. 2) (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. ► VERB 1) move sideways or obliquely. 2)… …

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  • 119crablike — crab ► NOUN 1) a marine crustacean, some kinds of which are edible, with a broad shell and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. 2) (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. ► VERB 1) move sideways or obliquely. 2)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 120crab spider — n. any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs …

    English World dictionary