English Dictionary

wheelslide

noun

(rail transport) A condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.

The wheelslide caused the train to skid off the tracks.

意味（1）

(rail transport) A condition caused when railway vehicle wheels lose adhesion when the brakes are applied, due to slippery rails, and the train slides along the track instead of slowing down.

Andrew Hall, deputy chief inspector at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, said: The evidence suggests the most likely cause of this was wheelslide, almost certainly as a result of low adhesion between the wheels and the track.