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Definition of Skidded
1. skid [v] - See also: skid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skidded
Literary usage of Skidded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1878)
"Thus the quicker stop was made by the revolving wheels which originally were
travelling at a higher speed than in the case of the skidded wheels. ..."
2. Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine (1878)
"Thus the quicker stop was made by the revolving wheels which originally were
traveling at a higher speed than in the case of the skidded wheels. ..."
3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1914)
"Two to four ties are skidded at each trip. Where more ties are skidded at one
... With the use of an extra chain three ties are skidded in front and two or ..."
4. The Effect of Brakes Upon Railway Trains by Douglas Strutt Galton, Georges Marié (1894)
"its former level, thus showing a great diminution in the retarding effect of the
brakes as soon as the wheels were skidded. After this point the curve rose ..."
5. The Effect of Brakes Upon Railway Trains by Douglas Strutt Galton, Georges Marié (1894)
"As soon as the wheel is completely skidded, the brake-block friction becomes
reduced to a mere mechanical means for holding the wheel fixed, ..."
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