Definition of distance

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Distance (n.) Remoteness of place; a remote place.

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Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship..
Absent :: Absent (v. t.) To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
Distinguishable :: Distinguishable (a.) Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub..
Sight-shot :: Sight-shot (n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown.
Random :: Random (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball..
League :: League (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
Line :: Line (n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column..
Road :: Road (n.) A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads..
Farther :: Farther (superl.) Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further.
Navigation :: Navigation (n.) the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy..
Step :: Step (a.) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors..
Unnear :: Unnear (prep.) Not near; not close to; at a distance from.
Bar :: Bar (n.) To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up..
Coss :: Coss (n.) A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles..
Apogee :: Apogee (n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
Orle :: Orle (n.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border..
Distance :: Distance (n.) The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place..
Distance :: Distance (n.) Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem..
Omnibus :: Omnibus (n.) A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances..
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