sidewind

verb, noun — 2 senses

sidewind

verb
1

To move sideways, especially in a series of S-shaped curves.

  • The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City.2020 October 6, Stephen Markley, “Pete Beatty’s ‘Cuyahoga’ Images an Ohio, and a Country, Divided”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2020:
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sidewinder

sidewind

noun

Etymology From side + wind.

1

A wind blowing from the side.

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