"sidecar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/ Forms: sidecars [plural]
Etymology: side + car Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|car}} side + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidecar (plural sidecars)
  1. A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space. Categories (topical): Motorcycles Translations (one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle): sidecar [masculine] (Catalan), sajdkár [masculine] (Czech), sajdkára [feminine] (Czech), zijspan [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), zijspanwagen [masculine] (Dutch), flankĉaro (Esperanto), sivuvaunu (Finnish), side-car [masculine] (French), Beiwagen [masculine] (German), Seitenwagen [masculine] (German), oldalkocsi (Hungarian), carr cliathánach [masculine] (Irish), 사이드카 (saideuka) (Korean), коля́ска (koljáska) [feminine] (Russian), лю́лька (ljúlʹka) [feminine] (Russian), sidovagn [common-gender] (Swedish), sidvagn [common-gender] (Swedish), yolcu sepeti (Turkish), коля́ска (koljáska) [feminine] (Ukrainian), лю́лька (ljúlʹka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), flanavabil (Volapük), ystlysgar [masculine] (Welsh), seicar [familiar, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sidecar-en-noun-d~FF79Zj Disambiguation of Motorcycles: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle': 96 4
  2. A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice. Categories (topical): Cocktails Translations (cocktail): sidecar (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sidecar-en-noun-DF~F0wES Disambiguation of Cocktails: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'cocktail': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sidecar file

Inflected forms

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