Skid
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Skid may refer to:
- Skid, a palletPalletA pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...
, a metal, wood or plastic platform for holding machinery or equipment - Skid (aerodynamic)Skid (aerodynamic)In flying, a skid is a specific type of slip.It often means a turn where the sideways movement of the aircraft is outwards from the centre of the turn...
, an outward side-slip in an aircraft turn - Skid steering, a method of steering in which wheels or tracks are skidded sideways
- Skid-steered tracked vehicleTracked vehicleA tracked vehicle is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels...
s - Skid loaderSkid loaderA skid loader or skid steer loader is a small rigid frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments. Though sometimes they are equipped with tracks, skid-steer loaders are typically four-wheel drive vehicles with the left-side drive...
, a small, usually wheeled vehicle used for loading and digging
- Skid-steered tracked vehicle
- Skid markSkid markA skid mark is the mark a tire makes when a vehicle wheel stops rolling and slides or spins on the surface of the road. More generally, any solid which moves against another can cause visible marks, and is an important aspect of trace evidence analysis in forensic science and forensic engineering...
, a mark left where two surfaces rub against each other, especially a locked vehicle wheel on the road - Skid, a sledSledA sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners that travels by sliding across a surface. Most sleds are used on surfaces with low friction, such as snow or ice. In some cases,...
runner - Skid road, a log path for removal of logs from a hilly forest
- Skid rowSkid rowA skid row or skid road is a run-down or dilapidated urban area with a large, impoverished population. The term originally referred literally to a path along which working men skidded logs. Its current sense appears to have originated in the Pacific Northwest...
, a neighborhood with a large number of vagrant people - Skid, a type of fairground ride
- SkidderSkidderA skidder is any type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest in a process called "skidding", in which the logs are transported from the cutting site to a landing. Here they are loaded onto trucks , and sent to the mill...
, a vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest - Short-term for script kiddieScript kiddieA script kiddie or skiddie, occasionally skid, script bunny, script kitty, script-running juvenile or similar, is a derogatory term used to describe those who use scripts or programs developed by others to attack computer systems and networks and deface websites.-Characteristics:In a Carnegie...