wrong-slotv.
/ˈrɒŋslɒt/, U.S. /ˈrɔŋˌslɑt/, /ˈrɑŋˌslɑt/ In rally driving: to take the wrong road.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > take part in motor racing [verb (intransitive)] > drive in rally > take wrong road
wrong-slot1961
1961 Motoring News 23 Nov. 10/3 This was a special stage and..Walter had, in effect, only wrong-slotted.
1963 P. Drackett Motor Rallying iii. 36 We wrong-slotted just before the Gavia and dropped three.
1968 Sun 12 Nov. 8/4 While the world sleeps, they [sc. rally drivers] ‘yump’ and ‘wrong slot’ and sometimes have the misfortune to ‘roll’.
Derivatives
wrong-slotting n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > race testing car quality, skill, etc. > taking wrong road
wrong-slotting1963
1963 P. Drackett Motor Rallying iii. 45 Amazing the number of competitors who lose marks because they fail to take into account the extra miles they accrued after wrong-slotting.
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