sidewind

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verb

To move sideways, especially in a series of S-shaped curves.

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Meanings

sidewind1

verbsidewind (third-person singular simple present sidewinds, present participle sidewinding, simple past and past participle sidewinded or sidewound)

present singular third person sidewinds · participle present sidewinding · participle past sidewinded · past sidewinded · participle past sidewound · past sidewound

  1. intransitiveTo move sideways, especially in a series of S-shaped curves.

    The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City.

    2020 October 6, Stephen Markley, “Pete Beatty’s ‘Cuyahoga’ Images an Ohio, and a Country, Divided”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2020

sidewind2

nounsidewind (plural sidewinds)

plural sidewinds

  1. A wind blowing from the side.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sidewinder

Origin

From side + wind.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sidewind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidewind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewind.

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