far distance

collocation in English

meaningsoffaranddistance

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far
adjective
uk
/fɑːr/
us
/fɑːr/
used to refer to something that is not near, or the part of something that is most distant from the centre or ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/
us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition offaranddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffar distance

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The robot is exposed to the sentry at afardistancewhere it is more covert than the other shortcuts to the goal.
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To avoid mixing, the sources have been placed at afardistancefrom each other.
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In addition, if the robot is detected at afardistancethen it would have a better chance to escape or hide.
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The discovered short path is exposed to both the sentries, while the covert path is only exposed to one sentry at afardistance.
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The robot has discovered and followed a reasonable covert path that is exposed to a sentry at afardistance.
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However, we have so far managed to kick it away into thefardistance.
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If they do, it will say that they are an insignificant and moving target, disappearing into thefardistance.
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I hear an echo from thefardistance.
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I do not share those doubts, and do not believe that stage 2 is receding into thefardistance.
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It cannot at one and the same time be consequential and travel afardistancefrom what we had originally proposed.
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This could seem to take us into thefardistance.
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They come from afardistanceand their approach is heralded by the noise of a motor cycle.
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I mean gradual integration, not in the immediate future but not in thefardistanceeither.
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I would not be able to answer that, not being able to see into thefardistance.
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I believe that the vast majority of people would enjoy the opportunity of giving someone the chance to visit them from afardistance.
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If they are supplied with motor-boats they will be able to bring their catches from afardistance, and that will go far to remedy the trouble we complain of.
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It has an association also with the actual word "gold", which has almost passed into thefardistanceas far as most of us are concerned.
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He witnesses what he believes is a meteorite landing in thefardistance.
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If they correct forfardistance, the person must accommodate to see clearly up close.
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