Sideswipe (Noun)
Meaning
A glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The car was badly damaged after being hit by a sideswipe from a truck on the highway.
- The sideswipe from the bicycle left a long scratch on the side of the parked car.
- The motorcyclist was lucky to escape injury after a sideswipe from a speeding car.
- The sideswipe from the bus sent the pedestrian flying onto the sidewalk.
- The police reported that the accident was caused by a sideswipe from a car that was trying to change lanes.