Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
sideslip; skid; sliding sideways
車が横滑りして道路から湖に落ちたとき彼女は九死に一生を得た。She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake. shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company)
sliding sideways down a slope
Skiing
Also written 横すべり【よこすべり】、横辷り【よこすべり】