distancenoun
uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/distance noun (SPACE)
B1 [ C or U ] the amount of space between two places:
What's the distance between Madrid and Barcelona/from Madrid to Barcelona?
He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day.
Does she live within walking distance of her parents?
at/from a distance
B2 from a place that is not near:
From a distance he looks a bit like Johnny Depp.
in the distance
B2 at a point that is far away:
On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance.
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- The house is only a very short distance from the sea.
- Can you read that sign from this distance?
- Sound can travel over very large distances in water.
- If you're going to walk those sort of distances you need proper walking boots.
- We could just see the train approaching in the distance.
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Measurements in general
- bathymetry
- deep
- dimension
- draught
- drop
- floor-length
- hecto-
- imperial
- length
- length
- linear
- measurable
- mega
- pico-
- pitch
- ply
- tyre pressure
- unit
- vital statistics
- wheelbase
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Distant in space and time
distance noun (MANNER)
[ S or U ] behaviour that shows little interest or friendliness:
I noticed a certain distance between father and son.
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Not being friendly
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive
- antisocial
- asocial
- austere
- estrange
- estranged
- forbidding
- frostily
- give sb the time of day idiom
- hostile
- icy
- saturnine
- sour
- unsociable
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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Idiom(s)
go the distance
keep your distance