Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wall that forms the side of something.
- noun A side surface of an automobile tire, between the edge of the tread and the wheel rim.
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- noun The side of a
tire . - noun The wall forming the side of a structure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wall that forms the side of a structure
- noun the side of an automobile tire
Etymologies
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Examples
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The inflation pressure branded on the sidewall is the maximum and should be followed only when the vehicle is carrying an extremely heavy load.
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The Camber Tire's inner sidewall is shorter than the outboard, which tilts the top of the tire inward, toward the car.
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The Camber Tire's inner sidewall is shorter than the outboard, which tilts the top of the tire inward, toward the car.
Lockergnome 2010
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The Camber Tire's inner sidewall is shorter than the outboard, which tilts the top of the tire inward, toward the car.
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Just the fact that somewhere on the sidewall is the word "rotation" followed by an arrow pointing the wrong way makes me extremely uneasy, and actually riding a wheel set up this way makes me feel like a cat being brushed backwards.
Cycling Customs: Flashing the Biological Passport BikeSnobNYC 2009
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"The sidewall is a shock absorber, basically," Sheehy said.
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"Unless they put somekind of sidewall on it, it is really ugly"
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Should have provided better handling than the 15s, but you couldn't tell for all the jiggling and jostling the car did with the short-sidewall tires.
Test Drive review: Ford's new Fiesta has Honda Fit beat 2010
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The rim width will affect the appearance of the tire by changing the sidewall profile.
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With the sidewall studs attached to the floor, we spent the remainder of the week putting the roof on.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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