sidecar

[ sahyd-kahr ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌkɑr /

noun

a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.

a cocktail made with brandy, orange liqueur, and lemon juice.

Nearby words

sidebar, sideboard, sideboards, sidebone, sideburns, sidecar, sidecheck, sided, sidehead, sidehill, sidekick

Origin of sidecar

First recorded in 1880–85; side¹ + car¹

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Examples from the Web for sidecar

The Boss even threw in an hour of guitar lessons, a lasagna dinner, and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle for good measure.
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and Louis C.K. ‘Stand Up’ for Soldiers|Alex Suskind|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, the engine's running like a daisy, and the sidecar's on, and Egbert's fussing to be off.
A Popular Schoolgirl|Angela Brazil
He was out in almost no time pushing an army motorcycle and sidecar.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen
They were too busy fighting to get their breath back, and to unwedge themselves from the sidecar.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen

Up this comes Heffernan, on his sidecar, driving his best, and in a great hurry to know where he would come on Hughie.
Humours of Irish Life|Various
At the end of the block the soldier stopped him and made him get into the bucket of a sidecar parked around the corner.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for sidecar

sidecar

/ (ˈsaɪdˌkɑː) /

noun

a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle, usually for one passenger, the other side being supported by a single wheel

a cocktail containing brandy with equal parts of Cointreau and lemon juice

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