sidewinder

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: sideliner, sidewind, sidewinders

Antonyms: sideliner, sidewind, sidewinders

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Noun

1. A North American [[rattlesnake]], {{taxlink|Crotalus cerastes|species}}, that inhabits lowland deserts.
2. {{lb|en|slang}} A person who is [[untrustworthy]] and [[dangerous]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} A heavy swinging [[blow]] from the side which [[disable]]s an [[adversary]].
4. {{lb|en|baseball|colloquial}} A [[pitcher]] who throws [[sidearm]].
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} A type of middle-distance deep-sea [[trawler]] widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
6. A [[rollercoaster]] [[element]] where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit [[perpendicular]] to the direction of entry.

Verb

1. {{syn of|en|sidewind}}.

Proper noun

1. Formally the ''AIM-9 Sidewinder'', first used by the US in 1956, one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful short-range air-to-air missiles, still in use by many countries in the 2020s.

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