skidpan

noun — 2 senses

skidpan

noun

Etymology From skid + pan.

1

A skidpad.

  • As the downpour turned the steep inland roads into a skidpan, countless riders came to grief2020 August 29, Jeremy Whittle, “Alexander Kristoff takes Tour de France yellow jersey after day of crashe”, in The Guardian:
2

A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.

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