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sidewind¹

verb sidewinds · sidewinding · sidewinded · sidewound

  1. intransitive 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.

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From side + wind.

noun sidewinds

  1. A wind blowing from the side.

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@misc{sidewind_2026,
  title = {sidewind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sidewind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}