spinout

See also: spin out

English

Etymology

spin +‎ out

Noun

spinout (plural spinouts)

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.
   • 2009 March 8, Robert F. Worth, “Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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

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

Synonyms

• (formation of a subsidiary company): spin-off

Anagrams

• Toupins, nip-outs, outspin, pinouts, sit upon, sit-upon, spoutin', unipots