单词 | spin-out |
释义 | spin-outn. North American slang. A skidding spin by a vehicle out of control. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > spinning out of control spin-out1957 1957 Daily 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. 1971 Maclean's 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. Draft additions June 2006 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > actions of board nosing1488 pearling1961 spin-out1961 1961 Surfer Q. Fall 10/2 (caption) Spin-out for Bob Evans... Righting a position like this is near impossible as all forward speed is lost. 1988 Boardsailor (Glenashley, S. Afr.) June 18/2 Klepper have introduced a new concept to improve top speed and reduce spin out. 1998 Boards 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. Draft additions June 2006 Business (originally U.S.). = spin-off n. 2(a). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > other types of company incorporation1530 acquisitor1668 private company?1711 private practice1724 public company1730 trading house1760 acquiror1789 in-company1791 public corporation1796 company1800 subsidiary company1823 proprietary company1824 stock-company1827 trust company1827 subsidiary1828 concessionaire1839 commandite1844 statutory company1847 parent company1854 mastership1868 state enterprise1886 Pty.1904 asset class1931 acquirer1950 parent1953 growth company1959 spin-off1959 non-profit1961 shell1964 not-for-profit1969 vehicle1971 spin-out1972 startup1975 greenfield1982 large-cap1982 monoline1984 small cap1984 mid-cap1988 multidomestic1989 dotcom1996 1972 N.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. 1983 Electronic News (Nexis) 7 Nov. 1 To his knowledge, the computer maker has not licensed any other similar spinouts. 1994 Sci. Amer. Jan. (Universities: Partners in Technol. section) u16/1 A former academic at Oxford University and founder of this spin-out company. 2003 Independent 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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