side-on

[ sahyd-on, -awn ]
/ ˈsaɪdˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

adjective

(of two objects) meeting with the sides foremost.

adverb

with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision: The other car struck me side-on.

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Origin of side-on

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby side-on

side whiskers, side with, side-dress, side-foot, side-glance, side-on, side-saddle, side-splitting, side-valve engine, side-wheel, sidearm
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Example sentences from the Web for side-on

  • "Kept you from throwing her side-on and giving me that spill you promised," he chuckled.

    Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman