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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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
In a statement, Mr Wade said the bus had "moved over to the nearside of the carriageway as a car in front was slowing and indicating to turn right".
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
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 front nearside wheel of the taxi was in a ditch, the wind screen broken and a large dray horse was trying to put its fore hoof through the buckled bonnet.
From Men of Affairs by Roland Pertwee
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