planetside

English

Etymology

From planet +‎ -side.

Adjective

planetside (not comparable)

1. (science fiction) On a planet.
   • 2002, David Weber, Steve White, The Shiva option:

     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.

Adverb

planetside (not comparable)

1. (science fiction) On or to a planet.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda‎^[1] (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-12, PC, scene: Nexus‎^[2]:

     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.

See also

• earthside
• spaceside