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sidewinder in British English
(ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndə)
noun
1.
a North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that moves forwards by a sideways looping motion
2. boxing, US
a heavy swinging blow from the side
3.
a US air-to-air missile using infrared homing aids in seeking its target
sidewinder in American English
(ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndər)
noun
1. US
a small desert rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) of the SW U.S. that moves over shifting sand by looping its body sideways
2. Informal
a hard, swinging blow of the fist, delivered from the side
3. US; [S-]
an air-to-air missile that homes in on a target by a heat-seeking device
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