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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If previous experiments in alternacasting are anything to go by, the split of impressions between YouTube’s primary feed and these sidecar streams is likely to work out to around … 80-20. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Moreover, our physical activities move from sidecar status to giving us real horsepower, which also gives them staying power in our lives. Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Try the Cosmo – all cocktails are served tableside and often come with an extra sidecar. USA Today, 30 July 2025 Male British dominance of lawn tennis came to an abrupt end in 1910, when A. F. Wilding, New Zealand’s first and so far only Grand Slam singles winner, turned up in London on a motorcycle, with a sidecar, and won the first of four consecutive championships. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025 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 10 Sep. 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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