sideways-onadv.adj.
/ˌsʌɪdweɪzˈɒn/, U.S. /ˌsaɪdˌweɪzˈɑn/ (as adjective also)Brit. /ˈsʌɪdweɪzɒn/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdweɪzˌɑn/ A. adv.
= side-on adv.
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the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in sideways direction > side-on
sideling1548
sidelings1558
sidewise1588
sideways1598
sidelong1610
side-on1849
sideways-on1874
1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua x. 189 They throw it [sc. a lasso] over the horns of the cattle..and can hold the strongest if sideways on.
1896 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly July 72/1 She had barely time to fall on all fours, and find her balance, before we were touching the last barrier sideways on.
1911 Little Folks Dec. 29/2 He was sideways on to me, and I could therefore make out nothing save a clear-cut profile.
1972 Guardian 28 Jan. 6/1 Methods of reducing injuries when a car is hit sideways-on by another car.
2011 C. McKenzie & H. Lissenden Boxing for Fitness ii. iii. 25/2 Standing sideways-on in your stance maximises your reach.
B. adj.
= side-on adj.
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the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having sideways direction
sidelingc1155
sidelong1608
sideward?1617
sideway1650
sidewise1680
sideways1684
side-on1900
sideways-on1964
1964 Mod. Tramway Dec. 413/2 Shortly before we were due to start, there had been a sideways-on collision between a PCC-car on the main line and another leaving Turfmarkt to travel in the same direction.
1976 J. Snow Cricket Rebel 37 By the time I returned to Sussex..I was very much more a ‘sideways-on’ bowler.
1991 Independent (Nexis) 9 Sept. 28 Had the referee had the benefit of the sideways-on view from the press box [etc.].
2012 J. Crowley Psychol. of Athenian Hoplite 170 The concavity of the hoplite's shield suggests a sideways-on stance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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