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dirtside

dirtside adverb: on the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).

Adverb

dirtside (not comparable)

  1. On the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).
    • Many spacers hated leaving port – any port – and so spent as much time dirtside as possible. One evening, all three of these factors lined up in my favor. Kelly and John were dirtside, keeping an eye on Boris and the auctioneer, and Captain Gus was topside, supervising loading of supplies. Our new...2006, Christopher Gerrib, The Mars Run

Origin of dirtside

From dirt + -side.

Words formed from dirtside

Questions about dirtside

What does dirtside mean?
Dirtside means on the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).
What part of speech is dirtside?
Dirtside is an adverb.

Words near dirtside in the dictionary

  1. dirtlike
  2. dirtman
  3. dirtmen
  4. dirtproof
  5. dirts
  6. dirtside
  7. dirtsider
  8. dirtsiders
  9. dirtsome
  10. dirtwad
  11. dirtwads

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