"nearside" meaning in All languages combined

See nearside on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nearsides [plural]
Etymology: near + side Etymology templates: {{m|en|near}} near, {{m|en|side}} side Head templates: {{en-noun}} nearside (plural nearsides)
  1. (British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-nearside-en-noun-imXrRk97 Categories (other): British English
  2. (astronomy) The face of the Moon nearest the Earth. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (face of the Moon): etupuoli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-nearside-en-noun-8DlI5k7X Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'face of the Moon': 0 100 0
  3. (US, historical) A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-nearside-en-noun-~j87Vu7- Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 21 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: near side

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      "word": "offside"
    },
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          "ref": "1962 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Modern Railways, page 286",
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        "(astronomy) The face of the Moon nearest the Earth."
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          "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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        "(astronomy) The face of the Moon nearest the Earth."
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        "A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side."
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "face of the Moon",
      "word": "etupuoli"
    }
  ],
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}

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