sidewinder

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
2. noun A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
3. noun A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
4. noun A pitcher who throws sidearm.
5. noun A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
6. noun A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.
7. verb Synonym of sidewind.

Similar words

horned rattlesnake crotalus cerastes viper serpent affected horned viper sand viper ribbon snake rock snake pilot snake

Often followed by

missiles missile air and is was rattlesnake aams heat

Word family

sidewinders