driver's side

noun

: the side of the car where the driver sits
The front door on the driver's side is scratched.

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In comparison to that design, Unbounder creates a more compact sleeper unit that deploys from the driver's side, centering half of its footprint atop the truck's flatbed rather than extending completely off the vehicle. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 After the crash, a man got out of the white car, approached the driver's side of the tan car, and fired multiple gunshots into the ground while standing outside of the vehicles. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Other clips showed young masked men knocking insistently on a driver's side window and asking for IDs, while other masked men carrying sticks advanced in the distance. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Pierce made contact with the driver, identified as Beckham, who reached to grab his wallet from the driver's side door, causing some pill bottles to rattle, which Pierce heard, the affidavit says. — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for driver's side

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“Driver's side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20side. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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