blindside
/ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver.
noun
A person's weak point.
noun
The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
noun
The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
Example Sentences
- "Showing no ill-effects from her lay-off, the full-back had already beaten three defenders on a jagging kick return, when she was sprung down the blindside a minute later."
- "The blindside packs down at the scrum on the blindside."
- "However, after an inside pass from Moody to Tom Croft and a surge from the England blind-side, number eight James Haskell was eventually pinged from in front of the posts for not releasing."
- "The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller."
- "What isn't so gimmicky is the Aggro System, where you draw fire onto yourself by acting aggressive, while your partner sneaks off blindsiding distracted enemies. Aggro depends on how big your current weapon is and how often you act aggressive."
- "He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values."
Etymology
Etymology tree English blind Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English blindside From blind + side.