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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Designed to prevent or inhibit skidding.

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  • adjective Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce skidding; not able to skid or be skidded upon.

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  • adjective designed to reduce or prevent skidding

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Examples

  • It has a waterproof bottom that is made of a nonskid rubber.

    Plano 4870 KVD Signature Series Bag JayCassell 2009

  • It has a waterproof bottom that is made of a nonskid rubber.

    Plano 4870 KVD Signature Series Bag JayCassell 2009

  • Some measures they take to avoid it include putting special mats on the floors near beds in case residents fall and giving residents slipper socks with nonskid soles.

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  • This package includes an all-welded boat with nonskid vinyl floors [1].

    G3 1756 SC Deluxe 2008

  • This package includes an all-welded boat with nonskid vinyl floors [1].

    G3 1756 SC Deluxe 2008

  • The Philippine army helicopter landed on the massive nonskid deck of the USS Belleau Wood well forward of the looming superstructure.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • Harry clicked on the light, revealing a small, clean space with a plastic shower curtain decorated with fish and nonskid turquoise flower decals strewn across the base of the shower.

    Dark Oracle Alayna Williams 2010

  • The Philippine army helicopter landed on the massive nonskid deck of the USS Belleau Wood well forward of the looming superstructure.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • The Philippine army helicopter landed on the massive nonskid deck of the USS Belleau Wood well forward of the looming superstructure.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • The Philippine army helicopter landed on the massive nonskid deck of the USS Belleau Wood well forward of the looming superstructure.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

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