noun
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a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle, usually for one passenger, the other side being supported by a single wheel
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a cocktail containing brandy with equal parts of Cointreau and lemon juice
Etymology
Origin of sidecar
Example Sentences
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At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
South Korean regulators had to step in again on Tuesday to quell excessive market moves, with the Korea Stock Exchange activating the so-called "sidecar" trading curb for a second day in a row.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
The pooch wore special dog goggles—called doggles—for a trip in the bike’s sidecar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Alongside is a sidecar of vanilla-tonka bean maple syrup, heady with the almond-y, fresh-hay scent of coumarin — a naturally occurring chemical in the seeds of the kumaru tree.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Five or six caravans, I counted, plus motor homes and a truck, a horsebox, a Hillman van, and a motorbike and sidecar.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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