the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [noun] (22)
The action of moving or turning to the side; an instance of this. Obsolete. rare.
a sideways movement of an aeroplane (see sense 3b).
The oblique, sideways, or zigzag motion typical of a sidewinder snake (sidewinder, n.2 1a).
Subcategories:
— a sideways step (3)
— avoiding by moving to the side (6)
— moving to the side or out of the way (1)
— furtively (2)
— an oblique movement (5)
— due to wind pressure (1)