wheelspin

English

Etymology

wheel +‎ spin

Noun

wheelspin (usually uncountable, plural wheelspins)

The accidental or deliberate spinning of the wheels of a vehicle, especially when starting
- 2009 August 23, Dexter Ford, “Slip-Sliding Suspended”, in New York Times‎:
  A computer detects wheelspin and reduces power.

Translations

the accidental or deliberate spinning of the wheels of a vehicle

Finnish: sutiminen

Irish: rothlam (ga) m, rothlam rothaí m

Anagrams

pinwheels

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