landside

[ land-sahyd ]

noun

1. the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.

landside

/ ˈlændˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the part of an airport farthest from the aircraft, the boundary of which is the security check, customs, passport control, etc Compare airside
2. the part of a plough that slides along the face of the furrow wall on the opposite side to the mouldboard

Word History and Origins

Origin of landside¹

First recorded in 1525–35; land + side ¹

Example Sentences

He started well, but on arriving at the magic circle the plough shied and the wooden landside—or chip, as it was called—came off.

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Knows every inch and instant of the tides as they'll never be known by your landside chart-makers, noticed it a thousand times.

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O the poor landside dreams that do hold a man, the pull of a hearthstone and the clutch of women!

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This sod-turning plow has its landside, moldboard, and colter in separate pieces.

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Jenny was fair but Jack, on the landside, was affected with "hook-worm hustle," and believed in taking his time.

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