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- verb Present participle of
jack-knife .
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Examples
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My first thoughts were seeing 18 wheelers jack-knifing and losing control.
The EU may approve 2009
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My first thoughts were seeing 18 wheelers jack-knifing and losing control.
The EU may approve "road trains" for European highways » E-Mail 2009
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In the meantime, the trailer was see-sawing and jack-knifing.
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In the meantime, the trailer was see-sawing and jack-knifing.
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And it would happen fast; she could go from happy toddler laughing to Lucifer toddler jack-knifing in mere seconds.
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O&B argue that their results are robust because they can get pretty similar results through jack-knifing.
The Proxies of Osborn and Briffa [2006] « Climate Audit 2006
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But Angus was a muscular man, for his size, and very determined, and he began jack-knifing his body in fierce, powerful jerks that shook the boys away and threatened to free him from the blanket.
The Boggart and The Monster Susan Cooper 2001
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Disaster was narrowly averted when their 15-vehicle motorcade made way for Nienaber, whose 35-tonne transporter carrying nine new cars could nt get out of their way without the danger of jack-knifing on the steep and winding stretch of road.
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Seawitch just in case he might have any ideas about jack-knifing his way down to the roadside.
Seawitch MacLean, Alistair 1977
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Once down, it seemed the safe and prudent thing to do to keep my centre of gravity as low as possible by staying there, and I made it to the top of the stairs by jack-knifing upwards on the seat of my pants and the soles of my shoes.
The Satan Bug MacLean, Alistair 1962
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