1
: a car attached to the side of a motorcycle for a passenger
2
: a cocktail consisting of a liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
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Alongside is a sidecar of vanilla-tonka bean maple syrup, heady with the almond-y, fresh-hay scent of coumarin — a naturally occurring chemical in the seeds of the kumaru tree.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Enter Alexandre and Retro Tour Bordeaux, an Airbnb experience where you’re whisked between tastings in the sidecar of a motorcycle.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2024
The sidecar then bolts onto the plate with an adjustable arm attached to the sidecar's underlying metal frame.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Toss the networks’ various streaming sidecars into the mix and the total average turnout is north of 17.5 million, marking the NFL’s highest turnout in nine years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Enter Alexandre and Retro Tour Bordeaux, an Airbnb experience where you’re whisked between tastings in the sidecar of a motorcycle.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2024
The sidecar then bolts onto the plate with an adjustable arm attached to the sidecar's underlying metal frame.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Toss the networks’ various streaming sidecars into the mix and the total average turnout is north of 17.5 million, marking the NFL’s highest turnout in nine years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Sidecar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidecar. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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sidecar
noun
side·car
ˈsīd-ˌkär 
: a car attached to the side of a motorcycle for a passenger
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