sidewinder
a severe swinging blow from the side.
a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, that has a hornlike projection over each eye and that moves in loose sand by raising loops on the body and displacing them sideways.
any Old World snake that moves by sidewinding, as various species of Bitis and Cerastes.
(initial capital letter) an air-to-air, supersonic weapon that intercepts and destroys enemy aircraft using an infrared homing-guidance system.
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How to use sidewinder in a sentence
The Raptor carries six AMRAAMs and two shorter range AIM-9 sidewinder missiles inside its weapons bays.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets | Dave Majumdar | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sidewinder is of a grayish color, mottled with dark blotches.
The Mystic Mid-Region | Arthur J. BurdickOne man carried at the same time two small sidewinder rattlesnakes in his mouth.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open | Theodore RooseveltYknow what the sidewinder, Bronco, babbled fore he passed out?
Satan and the Comrades | Ralph BennittPete walked over a sidewinder & Bud shot him ten ft. in air.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
Once a sidewinder, almost invisible against the sand, looped away from the intruders with smooth deliberation.
Two Thousand Miles Below | Charles Willard Diffin
British Dictionary definitions for sidewinder
/ (ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndə) /
a North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that moves forwards by a sideways looping motion
boxing, US a heavy swinging blow from the side
a US air-to-air missile using infrared homing aids in seeking its target
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