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

Examples of far side in a Sentence

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Staffers, friendly and efficient, were milling about with purpose as we were seated at a table for two on the far side of the room. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025 As the sound escaped through the sky well, the Sacred Sphere, on the far side of the room, trembled. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025 The 10-day mission will send an Orion crew capsule with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025 This could help researchers better understand if this sample just represents the SPA basin, or if dryness there is represented more uniformly across the far side of the moon. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 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 2 Jun. 2025.

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