Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nearside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: near-side
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.

British usage

noun

The face of the Moon nearest the Earth.

noun

A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side.

American usage

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; [...]."

Etymology

near + side

Usage

British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

nearsides (plural)

Phrases

near side

Frequently Paired Words

near side

Antonyms

offside farside

Questions

What does nearside mean?: The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
Where does nearside come from?: near + side

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