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Meanings of distance in English

Russian
расстояние
Portuguese
distância
Spanish
distancias
Catalan
distància
Wikidata

Length of straight line that connects two points in a measurable space or in an observable physical space.

        расстояние
        Portuguese
        distanciar
        Catalan
        distanciar
        Spanish
        superar

        Go far ahead of.

              distanciar
              Portuguese
              distância
              Catalan
              distància
              Spanish
              distancia

              Size of the gap between two places.

                    distância
                    Portuguese
                    afastamento
                    Catalan
                    distanciament
                    Spanish
                    alejamiento

                    Indifference by personal withdrawal.

                          afastamento
                          Usage of distance in English
                          1
                          But the situation of farm animals on long-distance transport is no different.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Main outcome measures: Mean daily walking distance as a measure of NEAT.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          Young Nicolaus did admirably, his slight young body going a good distance.
                          The Memoirs of Cleopatra
                          4
                          Compressing natural gas for long-distance export by sea is an expensive business.
                          The South African
                          5
                          In the Graysons' case, it's simply a matter of time and distance.
                          War Of Honor
                          6
                          Time and distance often triggered fresh insights; perhaps that would happen here.
                          Jarka Ruus
                          7
                          Several risk factors have been identified, including genetic relationship and physical distance.
                          Pubmed
                          8
                          He said Iran should distance its economy from dependency on oil exports.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          At a great distance to my left the sea sparkled and shone.
                          The Great Book of Amber
                          10
                          D'Marcus Simonds kept Georgia State within striking distance with 11 first-half points.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Time and distance were the elements that determined the war at sea.
                          Cross of St. George
                          12
                          The phrases included the 'abolition of distance' and the 'disappearance of frontiers'.
                          The Rational Optimist
                          13
                          The long distance telephone solved the problem for the racketer... View Article
                          The new yorker
                          14
                          The actual distance traversed without entirely discharging the cells was 54 miles.
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
                          15
                          Meehan was particularly effective racking up seven points mostly from long distance.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          The Road Traffic Bill may go some distance towards changing that situation.
                          The Irish Times
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