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Meaning of SIDEWINDER

Pronunciation:  'sId`wIndur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve
  2. [n]  air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
 

SIDEWINDER is a 10 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake
 
 See Also: Crotalus, genus Crotalus, missile, rattler, rattlesnake

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Side"wind`er\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) See Horned rattler, under {Horned}.

2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an
   adversary. [Slang.]

 

 

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