SKIDPROOF
- of a road surface etc., designed to prevent skids [adj]
- low platform mounted (as on wheels) on which material is set for handling and moving
- one of a group of objects (as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
- wooden fender hung over a ship's side to protect it in handling cargo
- usually iron shoe or clog attached to a chain and placed under a wheel to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill drag
- timber, bar, rail, pole, or log used in pairs or sets to form a slideway (as for an incline from a truck to the sidewalk)
- runner used as a member of the landing gear of an airplane or helicopter
- route to defeat or downfall on the skids his career hit the skids
- losing streak a 5-game skid