nightside

[ nahyt-sahyd ]
/ ˈnaɪtˌsaɪd /

noun

Journalism. the night shift of a newspaper.
Astronomy. the dark side of a planet or moon.
Compare dayside.

Origin of nightside

1840–50 for an earlier sense; night + side1

Example sentences from the Web for nightside

  • My name is Nomis J. Arkdragen, assistant manager in charge of nightside dreams.

    The Status Civilization |Robert Sheckley