openside

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noun

The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.

“The openside packs down at the scrum on the openside.”

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Meanings

nounopenside (plural opensides)

plural opensides · alternative open side

  1. ball gamesThe space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.
  2. abbreviationellipsisrugby unionEllipsis of openside flanker.

    The openside packs down at the scrum on the openside.

Origin

From open + side.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

openside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openside

MLA

“openside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “openside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/openside.

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