SIDEWINDER


Meaning of SIDEWINDER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: side (I) + winder

1. : a heavy swinging blow from the side

2. : a small pale-colored desert rattlesnake ( Crotalus cerastes ) of the southwestern United States that does not crawl but moves by throwing the body forward in a series of loops — called also horned rattlesnake

3.

a. : a falling tree that upon hitting another tree rolls on its axis

b. : a tree knocked down by a falling tree

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Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.