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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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 At the same time, two male suspects approached the vehicle on the driver's side. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Wavecamper Wavecamper completes the driver's side construction with a removable table that splits the slide-adjustable rear seats and swivel front seats and a roof-high rear wardrobe for storage. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for driver's side

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