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planetside

adj, adv — 2 senses

planetside

adj

Etymology From planet + -side.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction On a planet.

  • For Kincaid, that planet represented the chance to finally take part in a planetside assault out of the Marine legends on which he'd been weaned—a chance this mass butchery misnamed a war had offered in all too short supply.2002, David Weber, Steve White, The Shiva option:
Derived terms
planetsider

planetside

adv

Etymology From planet + -side.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction On or to a planet.

  • EOS (HNS) - Dead Coming Home The remains of colonists who died in the first attempts to settle Eos are coming home. Remains from Sites 1 and 2 have finally been recovered, giving closure to numerous families aboard the Nexus. There are now calls for an inquiry into why the bodies were left planetside after two failed attempts to establish outposts.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, PC, scene: Nexus:
Related terms
earthside, spaceside

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