sidewinder

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
2. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
3. (dated, slang) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
4. (colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
5. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
6. A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.

Verb

Synonym of sidewind.

Synonymes

horned rattlesnake

Crotalus cerastes

rattler

rattlesnake

pit viper

Traductions

اللّكمة الجانبيّة

Seitwärtslaufen

Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange

crotalo ceraste

cascavel-chifruda

misil sidewinder

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.