sidecar

noun

side·​car ˈsīd-ˌkär How to pronounce sidecar (audio)
1
: a car attached to the side of a motorcycle for a passenger
2
: a cocktail consisting of a liqueur with lemon juice and brandy

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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024 For Diego, Toshio has made something special: handmade ramen noodles with a little sidecar of dipping sauce. Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 According to local reports, police sources said that a family was delivering a DoorDash order when the driver nearly collided with a motorcycle that had a sidecar. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024 Aaron, Noah Erb’s twin brother, arrives in a motorcycle and sidecar. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sidecar 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sidecar was in 1903

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“Sidecar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidecar. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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sidecar

noun
side·​car ˈsīd-ˌkär How to pronounce sidecar (audio)
: a car attached to the side of a motorcycle for a passenger

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