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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# {{lb|en|British}} The |
# {{lb|en|British}} The side of a [[road]] [[vehicle]] nearest to the [[kerb]]: the [[left]] side if one drives on the left of the road. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1962|month=October|title=Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region|journal=Modern Railways|page=286|text=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; [...].}} |
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# {{lb|en|astronomy}} The face of the [[Moon]] nearest the [[Earth]]. |
# {{lb|en|astronomy}} The face of the [[Moon]] nearest the [[Earth]]. |
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# {{lb|en|US|historical}} A [[streetcar]] designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an [[intersection]], rather than the far side. |
# {{lb|en|US|historical}} A [[streetcar]] designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an [[intersection]], rather than the far side. |
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====Antonyms==== |
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* {{l|en| |
* {{l|en|offside}} {{q|road vehicle}} |
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* {{l|en|farside}} {{q|Moon}} |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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{{trans-top|left side of a road vehicle}} |
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* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[kuljettajan]] [[puoli]]}} |
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{{trans-top|face of the Moon}} |
{{trans-top|face of the Moon}} |
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* Finnish: {{t|fi|etupuoli}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|etupuoli}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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{{trans-bottom}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=adeeinrs|arsedine|arenides|areneids|arsenide|drainees|denaries}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 30 June 2024
See also: near side
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nearside (plural nearsides)
- (British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
- 1962 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Modern Railways, page 286:
- 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; [...].
- (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.