ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spinout

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Spinout is a noun meaning (business) The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

Meaning

(business) The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

More Meanings

  1. (automotive) A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.

Example Sentences

Sulayman al-Shulukhi, left, races his modified Subaru Impreza every weekend night and delights in describing wrecks and spinouts.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skid, tailspin, skidding, sideslip, fishtail, skeed.

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