sidewinder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
    Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake.
  2. noun air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

WordNet


Side"wind`er noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.
  2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. Slang.

Webster 1913