Smaller of two
Short side refers to the near post or closer portion of a goal in hockey, soccer, and similar sports—the side nearest to where the shooter is positioned.
A shot that beats the goalie on the short side is particularly impressive because there's less open space to exploit: He went short side and somehow found the corner.
The opposite is the long side or far side.
IDEA.org / Words / short side
Smaller of two
Short side refers to the near post or closer portion of a goal in hockey, soccer, and similar sports—the side nearest to where the shooter is positioned.
A shot that beats the goalie on the short side is particularly impressive because there's less open space to exploit: He went short side and somehow found the corner.
The opposite is the long side or far side.
Related — brief (Short in duration); edge (Boundary or sharpness); minor (Scale with lowered third); quick · small · narrow · underdog · long odds · weak · disadvantage · margin · hair's breadth · deficit
relative length dimensionshort side ≠ long side Greater edge of rectangle; length · lengthwise
short, side, shorts, shorten, shortened, shortening, shorter, shortest, shortly
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/short_side