Noun: sidewinder 'sId,wIn-du(r)
- Small pale-coloured desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
"The sidewinder left its distinctive tracks in the desert sand";
- horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes
- Air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
"The fighter jet was equipped with sidewinder missiles"
Derived forms: sidewinders
Type of: missile, rattler [N. Amer, informal], rattlesnake
Part of: Crotalus, genus Crotalus
Encyclopedia: Sidewinder