Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidewall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: side-wall
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The side of a tire.

noun

The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall.

noun

The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The kill shot may also be used against balls weakly played off the sidewall"
"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."
"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."

Etymology

From side + wall.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

sidewalls (plural)

Questions

What does sidewall mean?: The side of a tire.
Where does sidewall come from?: From side + wall.

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