JACKKNIFE


Meaning of JACKKNIFE in English

n. & v.

--n. (pl. -knives)

1. a large clasp-knife.

2 a dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened.

--v.intr. (-knifed, -knifing) (of an articulated vehicle) fold against itself in an accidental skidding movement.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.