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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]sidewall (plural sidewalls)
- 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.
- The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall.
- The wall forming the side of a racquetball court.
- 1978, Charles Garfinkel, Racquetball the easy way[1], page 87:
- The kill shot may also be used against balls weakly played off the sidewall
- 2003, David Waters, February the Sixth[2], page 53:
- 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.
- 2009, Allan D. Moore, Doms Need Love Too!: Adventures of the Day Old Muffins[3], page 116:
- 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.
- The wall forming the side of a racquetball court.
Translations
[edit]side of a tire