nearside
Britishnoun
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the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
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( as modifier ) Compare offside
the nearside door
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the left side of an animal, team of horses, etc
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( as modifier )
the nearside flank
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Example Sentences
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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
The whole team taking, as it did, a different course, the waggon was dragged side-wise, and for a few seconds tottered on its two nearside, or left-hand, wheels.
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
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