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spin-out N. Amer. slang.|ˈspɪnaʊt|
[f. vbl. phr. to spin out: see spin v. 16.]
A skidding spin by a vehicle out of control.
1957Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 28 Oct. 14/6 A spin-out in the last 10 minutes of the race may have cost Tony Briggs of Charlottesville top honors in the first preliminary race before the President's Cup automobile race. 1971Maclean's Mag. Oct. 39/3 He had trouble eliminating his spin-outs, those heart-stopping moments when the car slithers in circles and semi-circles on the track.
▸ Surfing and Windsurfing. The phenomenon of a surfboard or sailboard slewing or turning undesirably due to the skeg or fin lifting out of the water, esp. while turning or in rough water.
1961Surfer Q. Fall 10/2 (caption) Spin-out for Bob Evans... Righting a position like this is near impossible as all forward speed is lost. 1988Boardsailor (Glenashley, S. Afr.) June 18/2 Klepper have introduced a new concept to improve top speed and reduce spin out. 1998Boards May 53/2 (caption) A close up of the RRD anti-cavitation flap which prevents spin out by stopping the air being sucked down the fin.
▸ Business (orig. U.S.). = spin-off n. 2(a).
1972N.Y. Times 51/5 The ‘spin-out’ would take the form of creating a new company, which, like the bank, would be owned by the Chase Manhattan Corporation. 1983Electronic News (Nexis) 7 Nov. 1 To his knowledge, the computer maker has not licensed any other similar spinouts. 1994Sci. Amer. Jan. (Universities: Partners in Technol. section) u16/1 A former academic at Oxford University and founder of this spin-out company. 2003Independent 1 Feb. (Mag.) 35/2 Last year, a commercial ‘spin-out’ of Sheffield University, Pictorial Meadows, began to sell seed mixtures, suitable for use in both public parks and private gardens. |