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Side-to-side Definition & Meaning

side-to-side
adjective
  1. alternately left and right with respect to a central point; "the side-to-side motion of the boat"

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What does side-to-side mean?
alternately left and right with respect to a central point; "the side-to-side motion of the boat"
What part of speech is side-to-side?
Side-to-side is an adjective.

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