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
Ederson pumped a long ball to Oleksandr Zinchenko along the nearside.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2021
That’s the camera that runs along the nearside sideline.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2020
Huddled between a trolley and the nearside bank, which was rising sheer from the road, was a large red limousine, listing heavily to port and down by the head.
From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford
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