far side

noun

1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside : the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
Phrases
on the far side of
: beyond
just on the far side of 40

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She was born in 1941, just on the far side of the Depression, to parents who couldn’t afford to feed their family. Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 The right speaker includes the controls, which are on the far side of the cabinet. PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024 This past winter, Chris Davenport, a two-time free-skiing world champion who calls Aspen home, introduced me to an even bigger adrenaline rush: 1,500 acres of open bowls and glades on the far side of Ajax. Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024 In 2019 the Chang’e 4 spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon and deployed a rover that today, more than five and a half years later, is still actively scrutinizing lunar geology, radiation and resources. Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for far side 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of far side was in the 15th century

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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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