"high side" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high sides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high side (plural high sides)
  1. (motor racing) a type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the motorcycle as the motorcycle spins off on its own trajectory. Categories (topical): Motor racing Related terms: high-side, highsider, low side, racebike

Inflected forms

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