landside

[ land-sahyd ]

/ ˈlændˌsaɪd /

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noun

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.

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Origin of landside

First recorded in 1525–35; land + side¹

Words nearby landside

landscapist, Landseer, Land's End, landshark, Landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide, Landsmål, landsman

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How to use landside in a sentence

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.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner
Knows every inch and instant of the tides as they'll never be known by your landside chart-makers, noticed it a thousand times.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
O the poor landside dreams that do hold a man, the pull of a hearthstone and the clutch of women!
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
This sod-turning plow has its landside, moldboard, and colter in separate pieces.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker

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

British Dictionary definitions for landside

landside

/ (ˈlændˌsaɪd) /

noun

the part of an airport farthest from the aircraft, the boundary of which is the security check, customs, passport control, etcCompare airside

the part of a plough that slides along the face of the furrow wall on the opposite side to the mouldboard

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