Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skidpan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skidpan \Skid"pan`\, n.
See {Skid}, n., 1. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skidpan
n : (British) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid
so that drivers can practice controlling them
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