sidewinder
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndər/
- US
:
serpiente de cascabel Sidewinder
- And once we've realised that, you don't even need legs, here's a sidewinder moving across the desert.
- sidewinder rattlesnake
Examples
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Why you slippery little sidewinder, you went and snuck up on me again.
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How about a pair of pink sidewinders and a bright orange pair of pants?
Blog text (20) -
That sidewinder Tyler helped her!
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That's your sidewinder, he said.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was your sidewinder kicker who'd catch you in the stomach.
Fiction book (2001) -
(spots The Sidewinder)
Fiction book (2001) -
Got six rattlers, two sidewinders... and now we've got one very precious diamondback.
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Example: Sidewinder Rattlesnakes, Boa Constrictors, and other beasts of the desert.
Academic text (1993) -
The sidewinder is known for its unique method of moving across the sandy desert terrain.
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We spotted a sidewinder sunbathing on a rock in the early morning sun.
Synonyms
A small pale rattlesnake that lives in southwestern deserts and moves by sliding sideways
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sidewinder for the missile was named after the sidewinder snake because the weapon hunts heat and can curve to chase a moving plane, a bit like the snake's sideways, winding motion. So a sidewinder missile is a small, heat-seeking weapon named for the snake's way of moving.