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nearside

British  
/ ˈnɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

    1. the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)

    2. ( as modifier ) Compare offside

      the nearside door

    1. the left side of an animal, team of horses, etc

    2. ( as modifier )

      the nearside flank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Prosecuting barrister William Carter said Miller had used the B1050 because of heavy traffic on bigger roads and as he drove through Willingham, the crane boom "slewed" to the nearside.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Later satellite observations found that these titanium-rich volcanic rocks are primarily located on the moon's nearside, but how and why they got there has remained a mystery -- until now.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

And in the middle of a game, I was going for a nearside backhand, and I didn’t do anything wrong, he goes, ‘You’re pulling too hard on the horse!’

From Salon Nov. 3, 2023

Ederson pumped a long ball to Oleksandr Zinchenko along the nearside.

From Washington Post May 4, 2021

Forty teams of finely bred Shire horses moving out from the farm with stately gait, each driver sitting astride of his nearside horse's comfortable back.

From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell

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