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sidecast

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Debris left next to a construction site from sidecasting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A mode of using a suction dredge that sidecasts the material that is dredged up using a pipeline to the bank or by jetting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of reel with a spool that rotates on a fixed base through 90 degrees to allow sidecasting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

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noun

Meaning 4

A calculation or figure that is listed in a table beside a drawing that gives a value which cannot be read directly from the drawing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: drafting, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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verb

Meaning 6

To cast a fishing line at an angle of 90 degrees using a special type of reel that rotates on its rod.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

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History

Etymology

From side + cast.