sidespin

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noun

Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight.

“When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with a clockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a fade or if extreme a slice and the flight of the ball will curve to the right.”

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Meanings

nounsidespin (countable and uncountable, plural sidespins)

plural sidespins

  1. countableuncountableRotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight.

    When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with a clockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a fade or if extreme a slice and the flight of the ball will curve to the right.

    1 more example

    When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with an anticlockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a draw or if extreme a hook and the flight of the ball will curve to the left.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From side + spin.

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Translations

Catalan efecte lateral
  • efecte lateralrotation around a vertical axis
Finnish sivukierre
  • sivukierrerotation around a vertical axis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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