nearside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
  2. The face of the Moon nearest the Earth.
  3. A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nearside.wav

Word forms

nearside nearsides

Etymology

near + side

Antonyms

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