| Inspirational Quotes Zone
Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul | ![]() |
|
Quotes Zone Home | Suggest a Quote | Email This Page | |
|
Definitions of: skidDefinition: A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.Definition: A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Definition: Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. Definition: One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. Definition: One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc. Definition: A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing. Definition: A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be transported, typically of two layers, and having a space between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy objects by means of a fork lift; -- a skid without wheels is the same as a pallet. Definition: Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or downfall; -- used mostly in the phrase on the skids and hit the skids. Definition: Act of skidding; -- called also side slip. Definition: To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward. Definition: To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or automobile. |
Interesting Links: Quotation Reference Love Quotes Comedy Quotations From Dr. Robbins |