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

Recent Examples on the Web Yet artillery boomed and plumes of inky smoke rose from a battle on the far side of the river. Declan Walsh, New York Times, 14 June 2024 Communicating with the far side of the moon is extremely difficult so China’s Queqiao-2, launched earlier this year will help facilitate current and future missions. Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024 No country had landed on the far side of the Moon before, where there are no line-of-sight communications with Earth. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024 Additionally, Chang'e 4 conducted a soft landing on the far side of the moon in January 2019. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for far side 

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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 26 Jun. 2024.

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