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.

    Currently, the annual grading practice has been to side-cast graded materials along the roadside.

    2005, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (N.F.), Jarbidge Canyon: Environmental Impact Statement, page 20
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    And the Excavators sat on these while they side-casted all the mud out of the center of the channel, it worked well.

    2011, Robert Watkins, A Face In The Crowd, →ISBN, page 133
nounside-cast (countable and uncountable, plural side-casts)

plural side-casts

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of sidecast.

    Side-cast reels are inherently very robust with few moving parts to break or wear out.

    2008, The Complete Guide To Surfcasting, →ISBN, page 29
Cite this entry
APA

side-cast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-cast

MLA

“side-cast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-cast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side-cast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-cast.

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