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sidewall en · NOUN

Etymology

From side + wall.

Meanings

1. The side of a tire.
   • If the puncture had been in the tread I could have had the tire patched, but it was in the sidewall and they can't fix that: they have to replace the whole tire.
2. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall.
3. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall. ▸ The wall forming the side of a racquetball court.
   • Further, the grazing blow caused the ball to pick up a furiously wicked spin, making it a madly twirling object. The ball skimmed off the sidewall near the corner and into the lower-right corner of the front wall. 2009, Allan D. Moore, Doms Need Love Too!: Adventures of the Day Old Muffins, page 116:
   • Mark flipped the ball to Jon for service. His high serve drifted perfectly down the left-hand court, and Mark's weakly hit return fell short off the sidewall. 2003, David Waters, February the Sixth, page 53:
   • The kill shot may also be used against balls weakly played off the sidewall 1978, Charles Garfinkel, Racquetball the easy way, page 87:

Forms

Translations (8)

cmn 側牆 /侧墙 (wall) · fi sivuseinä (side of a tire) · mi pakitara (wall) · cmn 胎側 /胎侧 (side of a tire) · sv gavel (wall) · sv sidovägg (wall) · fi sivuseinä (wall) · sv däcksida (side of a tire)