1
: a wall forming the side of something
2
: the side of an automotive tire between the tread shoulder and the rim bead
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An oversized foldover tongue, an extended Nike Swoosh that wraps around the sidewall, and visible Nike Air units on the bottom all complete the TNPO model.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The fold-out platform is supported by five steel beams that attach into the standard C-channel rails that run the length of the trailer atop the sidewalls.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
On January 19, Rodolfo Fernandez de Velasco, a 71-year-old disabled man, was behind the wheel of a black 2014 Kia Soul that slammed into a sidewall in Miami, at Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest Second Street, Miami police said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Inspired Overland An ultralight tent wouldn't be our first choice for winter camping, but IO does keep winter campers in mind with an air heater inlet cut into the sidewall fabric.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The fold-out platform is supported by five steel beams that attach into the standard C-channel rails that run the length of the trailer atop the sidewalls.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
On January 19, Rodolfo Fernandez de Velasco, a 71-year-old disabled man, was behind the wheel of a black 2014 Kia Soul that slammed into a sidewall in Miami, at Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest Second Street, Miami police said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Inspired Overland An ultralight tent wouldn't be our first choice for winter camping, but IO does keep winter campers in mind with an air heater inlet cut into the sidewall fabric.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Sidewall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewall. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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sidewall
noun
side·wall
-ˌwȯl 
1
: a wall forming the side of something
2
: the side of an automotive tire between the tread shoulder and the rim
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