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

see also on the far side of

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Kakko centered the puck for Matty Beniers, who found Eberle in the left circle for a strike to the far side. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025 The lamp stacks out to the far sides appear much the same as before, albeit with rectangles replacing the angled polygons at the lowest level. New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025 Who is watching this scene from the far side of a fountain like some sort of psychokiller, but GABRIEL, my nemesis. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 That will change as early as February 2026, when the crew of NASA's Artemis II will make a journey around the lunar far side, traveling farther from Earth that any humans have ventured before. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.

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