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
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
That’s the camera that runs along the nearside sideline.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2020
Its predecessor, Chang’e 3, delivered a rover called Jade Rabbit to the lunar nearside, where it worked for more than two years.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2019
The loafer caught the nearside canopy stay with his right hand and slung his knee on to the projecting end of the rear wing.
From Men of Affairs by Pertwee, Roland
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