Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Usage examples of "side-swipe".
One ventral fin caught Farr with a side-swipe which sent him spinning against a tree trunk.
I think it's unlikely the garbage truck side-swiping you caused the explosion.
Racer looked down at the papers on his desk — seldom were there any — and gave Jury a kind of side-swipe grin, like a misthrown punch.
One ventral fin caught Farr with a side-swipe which sent him spinning against a tree trunk&hellip.