side cast

A form of sidecast — To eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.

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Meanings

verbside cast (third-person singular simple present side casts, present participle side casting, simple past and past participle side cast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) side casted)

present singular third person side casts · participle present side casting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes side casted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes side casted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sidecast.

    The Comprehensive Plan indicated that material excavated from the canals would be side casted and shaped along side the canal.

    2001, Central and Southern Florida Project, Water Preserve Areas, Broward: Environmental Impact Statement
nounside cast (countable and uncountable, plural side casts)

plural side casts

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of sidecast.

    When you false-cast with a side cast, your 9:00-to-1:00 power strokes can be nearly parallel to the water instead of perpendicular to it.

    2007, Tom Rosenbauer, Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, →ISBN
    1 more example

    The side cast has many uses; probably the most common is when you are faced with an overhanging tree and need to get your fly underneath—hopefully because there is a large fish there!

    2009, Simon Gawesworth, Single-Handed Spey Casting, →ISBN, page 126
Cite this entry
APA

side cast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20cast

MLA

“side cast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20cast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side cast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20cast.

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