Sidecar

//ˈsaɪdkɑɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
  2. 2
    conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle wordnet
  3. 3
    A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice.

    "Faux 19th-century bartenders in sleeve garters and baroque facial hair ply their trade in pre-Prohibition bars. Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies."

  4. 4
    a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy wordnet
  5. 5
    A software component that runs in a separate process from the rest of the software, to provide isolation and encapsulation.

    "Using generic sidecars for multiple microservices may introduce functionality overhead."

Synonyms

All synonyms
carriagedrink

Example

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"Faux 19th-century bartenders in sleeve garters and baroque facial hair ply their trade in pre-Prohibition bars. Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies."

Etymology

From side + car.

Related phrases

sidecar filetriple sec

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