sidewind
[ sahyd-wahynd ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌwaɪnd /
verb (used without object), side·wound [sahyd-wound] /ˈsaɪd waʊnd/ or (Rare) side·wind·ed, side·wind·ing.
to move like a sidewinder.
Nearby words
- sideward,
- sideway,
- sideways,
- sidewheel,
- sidewheeler,
- sidewinder,
- sidhe,
- sidi ifni,
- sidi-bel-abbès,
- siding
Origin of sidewind
First recorded in 1925–30; back formation from sidewinder
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