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__NOTOC__ Skid or Skids may refer to: * Skid, a type of pallet *
Skid (aerodynamics) In a straight flight, the tail of the airplane aligns the fuselage into the relative wind. However, in the beginning of a turn, when the ailerons are being applied in order to bank the airplane, the ailerons also cause an adverse yaw of the airpla ...
, an outward side-slip in an aircraft turn * Skid (automobile), an automobile handling condition where one or more tires are slipping relative to the road * Skid, a
sled A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners ...
runner * Skids, vehicles with continuous track * Skids, or
skid loader A skid loader, skid-steer loader, SSLs or skidsteer is a small, rigid-frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets and other labor-saving tools or attachments. Skid-steer loaders are typically four-whee ...
s, a vehicle * Skids, a nautical term for
slipway A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small ...
* Modular process skid, an engineered frame for equipment * Skid, alias for
script kiddie A script kiddie, skiddie, kiddie, or skid is an unskilled individual who uses scripts or programs developed by others, primarily for malicious purposes. Characteristics In a Carnegie Mellon report prepared for the U.K. Department of Defense in 2 ...


Comics, games and amusements

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Skids (comics) Skids (Sally Blevins) is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice, Skids first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #7 (Augus ...
, characters in Marvel-published comics * Skids (Transformers), several fictional robot superhero characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise. * Skid, a type of
amusement ride Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people especially kids to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This ...


Music

* ''Skid'' (album), 1970, by Skid Row *
Skids (band) Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jo ...
, a Scottish band ** ''Skids'' (EP) a 1977 EP by the Scottish band


See also

* Skidder, a vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut
trees In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are u ...
out of a forest in a process called "skidding" {{disambiguation