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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The company that became Jaguar was founded in 1922, originally a producer of sidecars for motorcycles before a different iteration of the company made a car with Jaguar in the name in 1935.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Perhaps given the time and place of Haldane and Case’s experiment, a sidecar with a twist would have been a more appropriate drink metaphor.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
In the 90s sushi in LA was simply fish in rice with a sidecar of soy mixed with fake wasabi.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
From the Archives delivers some candy today for Valentine’s Day with this photo of a delivery driver and his cool motorcycle and sidecar outside the Ward Candy Co. at 1431 Market St. in San Diego.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Invented in antebellum New Orleans, this citrusy cocktail with a sugar rim was a precursor to the sidecar.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
For a bit of adventure, hike up Table Mountain or Lion's Head, paraglide off Signal Hill, snorkel in a kelp forest with seals, take a motorcycle with a sidecar along Chapman’s Peak, go horseback riding on Noordhoek Beach, or swim in the sea with wild penguins.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2023
Marrying tradition with contemporary sensibilities An eye-catching photo of Umberto, atop a sidecar with his brothers Luigi and Domenico by his side, is prominently displayed on the Bellenda website.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Perhaps given the time and place of Haldane and Case’s experiment, a sidecar with a twist would have been a more appropriate drink metaphor.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
In the 90s sushi in LA was simply fish in rice with a sidecar of soy mixed with fake wasabi.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
From the Archives delivers some candy today for Valentine’s Day with this photo of a delivery driver and his cool motorcycle and sidecar outside the Ward Candy Co. at 1431 Market St. in San Diego.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Invented in antebellum New Orleans, this citrusy cocktail with a sugar rim was a precursor to the sidecar.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
For a bit of adventure, hike up Table Mountain or Lion's Head, paraglide off Signal Hill, snorkel in a kelp forest with seals, take a motorcycle with a sidecar along Chapman’s Peak, go horseback riding on Noordhoek Beach, or swim in the sea with wild penguins.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2023
Marrying tradition with contemporary sensibilities An eye-catching photo of Umberto, atop a sidecar with his brothers Luigi and Domenico by his side, is prominently displayed on the Bellenda website.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Sidecar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidecar. Accessed 15 May. 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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