far side

noun

1

: the farther side

the far side of the lake

2

or farside

ˈfär-ˌsīd 

: 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

Examples of far side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

China has landed four robotic missions on the Moon since 2013, including two landings on the Moon's far side and two sample return missions. —Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025

Last week, Blue Ghost got a look of the moon's far side, an area not visible to Earth, that shows our planet rising and setting behind our celestial neighbor. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the far side of the moon moon on Feb. 24. —Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025

By the time Alexander expired, in a fog of lunatic spiritualism, in 1825, his empire was the largest the world had ever known, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the far side of the Pacific Ocean, from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean. —James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for far side

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied