blindside
noun
1. (automotive) A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
2. (rugby) the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
3. (rugby union) short for blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
- The blindside [flanker] packs down at the scrum on the blindside.
verb
1. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- The economic downturn blindsided many investors
Definition categories: social, surprise
2. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
Definition categories: competition, assail, assault, attack
Sentences with blindside as a verb:
- The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller.
- He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.