NEARSIDE


Meaning of NEARSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nɪə(r)saɪd ]

1.

The nearside wheels, lights, or doors of a vehicle are those nearest the edge of the road when the vehicle is being driven on the correct side of the road. In Britain, the nearside is on the left. ( BRIT )

The nearside front tyre had been slashed.

≠ offside

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

The nearside of a vehicle is the side that is nearest the edge of the road when the vehicle is being driven on the correct side of the road. ( BRIT )

It hit the kerb on the nearside and seemed to ricochet across the road on two wheels.

≠ offside

N-SING : the N

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