hydroplaning
Tires losing traction
Hydroplaning is when a vehicle's tires lose contact with the road surface due to a layer of water, causing loss of traction and steering control.
The tires essentially skim across the water rather than gripping pavement: The car started hydroplaning and I couldn't brake.
The same phenomenon affects aircraft landing on wet runways.
Also called aquaplaning.
Skidding on wet pavement
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- skimPass over lightly
buoyancy · hydrostatic · viscous · lubrication · displacement · puddle · roadway · spray
Directed rate of motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- rapidMoving with haste
acceleration · braking · deceleration · slow-down · onset
Water dropping from clouds
- wetSaturated with liquid
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
flooded · slick · saturated · oily · greasy · polished · rutted · highway
Minor error or misstep
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- fishtailRear-end lateral skid
swerve · spin · instability · oversteer · understeer · countersteer · skid-marks · frictionless
Unintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- hazardSource of potential harm
- riskPossibility of harm
peril · emergency · warning · caution · fatality · injury · unpredictable · sudden
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- tire-pressureAir force in wheels
- ABSAnti-lock braking system
- ESPParanormal mental faculty
- slow-downGradual reduction in pace
grooves · channels · all-season · alignment · awareness
aquaplaning
Skidding on wet pavement
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
skim · buoyancy · hydrostatic · viscous · lubrication · displacement · puddle · roadway · spray
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- high-speedMoving very quickly
rapid · acceleration · braking · deceleration · slow-down · onset
rain
Water dropping from clouds
storm · flooded · slick · saturated · oily · greasy · polished · rutted · highway · freeway
slip
Minor error or misstep
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
fishtail · swerve · spin · instability · oversteer · understeer · countersteer · skid-marks · frictionless · unresponsive
accident
Unintended harmful event
risk · peril · emergency · warning · caution · fatality · injury · unpredictable · sudden · terrifying
traction
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- tire-pressureAir force in wheels
- ABSAnti-lock braking system
- ESPParanormal mental faculty
slow-down · grooves · channels · all-season · alignment · awareness
- crashesaccident, collision, crash, head-on collision, pileup
- driving weathericy roads, wet roads, slippery roads, black ice, visibility
- Road Conditionsicy, slippery, wet, dry, muddy
- travel conditionstraffic, delays, congestion, heavy traffic, light traffic
- aviation hazardsbird strike, engine failure, icing, midair collision, pilot error
- DJingscratching, beatmatching, crossfader, turntable, mixing
hydroplaningsure-footed
Steady and balanced
full control · planted · tracking · hooked up
dehydration, hydrant, hydrate, hydraulic, hydropower, hydrology, hydrofoil, hydroelectric, hydroplane