side-on

[sahyd-on, -awn]

adjective

1. (of two objects) meeting with the sides foremost.

adverb

1. with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision.

   The other car struck me side-on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of side-on¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Norris touched the Red Bull, damaging the McLaren's front wing endplate, and that bounced him side-on into Piastri, whose momentum was checked, allowing Norris to move ahead into third place.

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He managed to do so side-on, so could continue, but his lap was a second off Max Verstappen's pole time, and he starts seventh, directly in front of Piastri.

From BBC

Of the current cars, the McLaren MCL39 is to my eyes easily the most beautiful, especially from side-on or rear three-quarters.

From BBC

Video shows the British Airways passenger aircraft wobbling and approaching the runway almost side-on, before taking off again.

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Bright Spark: "Side-on view of the Vital Spark berthed in Inveraray", says Bryan Wark.

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