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

The Chang’e-6 probe returned to Earth in 2024 with rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon in a world first. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Firefly also plans Blue Ghost missions to the Moon’s far side and the Gruithuisen Domes. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Four years before the Falcon 9 upper stage crashed near Einstein Crater, for example, part of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket slammed into the moon's far side. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Other strategies include removing inner blocks first by pushing them out the far side and taking blocks from the top or middle of the stack. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 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