"sidewall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sidewalls [plural]
Etymology: side + wall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|wall}} side + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidewall (plural sidewalls)
  1. The side of a tire. Categories (topical): Walls and fences Translations (side of a tire): sivuseinä (Finnish), däcksida [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sidewall-en-noun--RDfmHLP Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 21 40 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of 'side of a tire': 87 6 6
  2. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall. Categories (topical): Walls and fences
    Sense id: en-sidewall-en-noun-Q83LtPOk Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 21 40 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 35 35
  3. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall.
    The wall forming the side of a racquetball court.
    Categories (topical): Racquet sports, Walls and fences
    Sense id: en-sidewall-en-noun-SFmhX5VM Disambiguation of Racquet sports: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 21 40 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (wall): sivuseinä (Finnish), pakitara (Maori), sidovägg [common-gender] (Swedish), gavel [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'wall': 0 49 51

Inflected forms

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