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skid 1. Chiefly US and Canadian one of the logs forming a skidway 2. a support on which heavy objects may be stored and moved short distances by sliding 3. a shoe or drag used to apply pressure to the metal rim of a wheel to act as a brake skid [skid] (aerospace engineering) The metal bar or runner used as part of the landing gear of helicopters and planes. (engineering) A device attached to a chain and placed under a wheel to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill. A timber, bar, rail, or log placed under a heavy object when it is being moved over bare ground. A wood or metal platform support on wheels, legs, or runners used for handling and moving material. Also known as skid platform. (mechanical engineering) A brake for a power machine. (mining engineering) An arrangement upon which certain coal-cutting machines travel along the working faces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They can roll the dice on a startup and get paid largely in options, and then -- if the startup hits the skids or starts heading for the rocks -- they can jump over to a more established company that compensates employees with cash. When the economy hits the skids, parks like Walt Disney World and Disneyland suffer first because they tend to require extensive travel arrangements, said Karen Eltrich, a fixed-income analyst with the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter investment firm. |
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