SIDEWINDER


Meaning of SIDEWINDER in English

n

1. a dangerous North American snake that lives in the desert. It moves sideways by throwing its body in S-shaped curves.

2. ( AmE ) a hard blow with the closed hand swung from the side.

3. Sidewinder a US weapon, fired from an aircraft, that can find and destroy enemy aircraft.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.