Meaning of Sidewinder | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
2. Formally the AIM-9 Sidewinder, first used by the US in 1956, one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful short-range air-to-air missiles, still in use by many countries in the 2020s.
3. A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
   slang
4. A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
   dated, slang
5. A pitcher who throws sidearm.
   colloquial
6. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
7. A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.

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