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单词 sidewinder
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
side•wind•er  (sīdwīn′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a severe swinging blow from the side.
  2. Reptilesa rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, that has a hornlike projection over each eye and that moves in loose sand by raising loops on the body and displacing them sideways.
  3. Reptilesany Old World snake that moves by sidewinding, as various species of Bitis and Cerastes.
  4. (cap.) an air-to-air, supersonic weapon that intercepts and destroys enemy aircraft using an infrared homing-guidance system.
  • side1 + winder 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sidewinder /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndə/ n
  1. a North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that moves forwards by a sideways looping motion
  2. US a heavy swinging blow from the side
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