Nearside
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nearside is a noun meaning (British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
Meaning
(British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
More Meanings
- (astronomy) The face of the Moon nearest the Earth.
- (US, historical) A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side.
Example Sentences
An unhappy-looking "foreigner" on Beattock shed on August 18 was Class A2 No. 60529. It had taken the West Coast main line with an unidentified working, but failed at Lockerbie with a blown-out nearside cylinder; [...].
Word Forms
- nearsides
Antonyms for nearside
Common opposites include offside, farside.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include offside, roadside, inside, hindside, hitherside, outside.
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