What does "sidecar" mean?
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
Sidecar
/ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
- Grammar: sidecar is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: adjunct process, attachable carriage, auxiliary container, auxiliary vehicle.
- Useful contrasts: main process, main vehicle, monolithic application.
- Usage evidence: 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.
How to use "sidecar"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
- 2 conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle wordnet
- 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 a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy wordnet
- 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 synonymsAntonyms
main processmain vehiclemonolithic applicationprimary service
Example
"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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sidecar"?
Common synonyms include: adjunct process, attachable carriage, auxiliary container, auxiliary vehicle, carriage, companion carriage.
How do you use "sidecar" in a sentence?
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.
How do you pronounce "sidecar"?
Pronounced /ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/.
Etymology
From side + car.