distant horizon

collocation in English

meaningsofdistantandhorizon

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distant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.tənt/us
/ˈdɪs.tənt/
far ...
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horizon
noun[S]
uk
/həˈraɪ.zən/us
/həˈraɪ.zən/
the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land ...
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(Definition ofdistantandhorizonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That may be on thedistanthorizon.
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There is a small cloud on thedistanthorizon.
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The final objective remains on adistanthorizon.
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I believe there are two very bright spots on the fardistanthorizon.
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Earth meets sky at an incrediblydistanthorizon.
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The boats on thedistanthorizonare traveling a geodesic path of positive intrinsic curvature.
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Full citizenship rights "assimilation" were offered, although in reality assimilation was always on thedistanthorizon.
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If we do so there should be no reason why we should not see the glimmering of the dawn on thedistanthorizon.
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Although we learn from operations and necessarily look at adistanthorizonwhen planning to meet equipment need, we must recognise that each operation has its specific challenges.
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There seems to be general agreement that we should do this and that we need a total overhaul, but that does not appear on even thedistanthorizon.
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Aircraft carriers can sometimes be seen in thedistanthorizon(but can still be sunk with torpedoes).
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With raised chin she gazes straight ahead as if her attention were fixed on thedistanthorizon.
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Surely it is on this moredistanthorizonthat we should set our eyes so that every aspect of planning can contribute to the achievement of the desired objective.
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But this aspect could be affected by new factors and especially by the growth of debt which we see ominously looming on the horizon—and not a verydistanthorizon.
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On thedistanthorizoncan be seen two larger boats; the one on the right perhaps a steam ship, the other with a large mast.
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Greedy eyes surveyed the land up to thedistanthorizon, and thousands and thousands of mountain peaks surrounded us, rising as rocks from the glittering sea of ice.
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