far side

noun

1

: the farther side

the far side of the lake

2

or farside

ˈfär-ˌsīd 

: the side of the moon away from the earth

the lunar farside

see also:

on the far side of

Examples of far side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Botin and the Spanish started taking risks, breaking out to the far side of the course in a bid to get a winning split on the Australians, but to no avail. —Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 May 2026

The technique isn't a new one in the astrophotography world, but no one had ever tried it before using photos from the far side of the moon. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026

Firefly’s second Blue Ghost lander is slated to launch later this year, using the same basic design as the first, but accompanied by a pair of data-relay satellites to enable a landing on the far side of the Moon. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026

The astronauts also witnessed sights of the moon's far side never seen with the unaided eye during a historic lunar flyby April 6. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for far side

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied