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sidearm

  • /ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/ US

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From side + arm.

noun sidearms

  1. A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.

verb sidearms · sidearming · sidearmed

  1. To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground. His interest, aside from slinging sinkers as a sidearming right-hander, was medicine.

adverb more sidearm · most sidearm

  1. With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.

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noun weapon carried on the hip in a belt

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"sidearm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sidearm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sidearm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sidearm

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"sidearm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sidearm.

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@misc{sidearm_2026,
  title = {sidearm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sidearm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}