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sidecar

sidecar

4 4.8
A small seat attached to the side of a motorcycle to carry one passenger
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdˌkɑr/
translation icon : sidecar
  • We took a scenic ride along the coast with our luggage secured in the sidecar of the motorcycle.
  • motorcycle sidecar
  • ride in the sidecar
  • sidecar of the bike

Anyways, although I've seen this a million times, this time it sparked something and I thought why not build a foldable sidecar for my bicycle?

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Examples

  • This is a big deal because Mark James hero-worships Scuzzy, who arrives on a motorcycle with a sidecar that contains, I kid you not, a mongrel named Jay Leno.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • On the other hand, while in quaint foreign countries, we think it's just fun to hire a shiny little motorcycle with a sidecar and toot around like the locals do.

    Blog text (30)
  • Well, I remember the wedding and getting in the sidecar.

  • But I'm not getting in that sidecar.

  • We have a lot to cover this morning, starting with motorcycle sidecar basics.

  • Phil was funny; he would pull up on his motorcycle with his huge Great Dane riding in the sidecar.

    Blog text (21)
  • He rolled out his motorcycle, and I climbed into the sidecar in my white dress.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The sidecar, balanced on my thigh, bounces along.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The best angle for petrol-heads to admire the Great Wall of China may just be aboard a vintage motorcycle sidecar.

    Blog text (16)
  • He rides a battered, bruised motorcycle, attached to a rickety sidecar.

    Fiction book (1990)

How Comfortable

car seat
52 1.0
backseat
74 1.0
sidecar
4 4.8
pillion
1 8.9

Surface Forms

sidecar singular
sidecars plural

Morphology

sidecar = side + car (transparent) = side + car

A straightforward compound whose meaning (a carriage/seat attached at the side of a motorcycle) follows directly from 'side' + 'car'.

Etymology

Sidecar comes from the two ordinary words side and car, meaning a little 'car' fixed at the side of a motorcycle. So a sidecar is exactly a small vehicle attached at the side to carry a passenger or cargo.