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landside

landside

1 9.9
The side of a plow that helps keep it moving straight
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌsaɪd/
  • Specialized
: lado de la reja

Examples

  • A few scattered landsides in the hills are places where they can keep their horses.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Let's move toward landside and airside design of airports that reduce congestion and frustration at all points along the way for travelers.

    Blog text (14)
  • But the pages were to be kept on hallowed ground, not scattered about the landside like... - Where's the Warlock? - He's fled.

  • The landside of the plow helps to guide it through the soil efficiently.

  • As the farmer adjusted the settings, he focused on the landside to ensure proper alignment.

  • The landside of the implement is crucial for controlling its movement in the field.

Surface Forms

landside singular
landsides plural

Morphology

landside = land + side (semi-transparent) = land + side

Formed as 'land' + 'side' which is clear, but the specific technical meaning referring to part of a plow is specialized and not obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Landside comes from the simple parts land ('land') and side ('side'). It names the part of a plow that sits next to the ground and helps keep the plow running straight by holding back sideways push.