sidecar

[ sahyd-kahr ]

noun
  1. a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.

  2. a cocktail made with brandy, orange liqueur, and lemon juice.

Origin of sidecar

1
First recorded in 1880–85; side1 + car1

Words Nearby sidecar

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How to use sidecar in a sentence

  • At the end of the block the soldier stopped him and made him get into the bucket of a sidecar parked around the corner.

    Dave Dawson with the R.A.F | R. Sidney Bowen
  • On this particular hot August afternoon, Ingred welcomed an excursion in the sidecar.

    A Popular Schoolgirl | Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for sidecar

sidecar

/ (ˈsaɪdˌkɑː) /


noun
  1. a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle, usually for one passenger, the other side being supported by a single wheel

  2. a cocktail containing brandy with equal parts of Cointreau and lemon juice

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