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

Phrases

on the far side of

: beyond

just on the far side of 40

Examples of far side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here on the far side of the river, in the low-lying alleys and honking boulevards of working-class Mumbai, the most common reaction to the extravaganza was not resentment toward Ambani but frustration — about a system that catered to the whims of the exalted few yet rarely delivered for the many. —Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

The grandiose manor is so high in the hills that Palmdale resident Rose Flores can see it from her apartment on the far side of the city. —Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024

Click here to catch up on what is happening on the far side of the world. —Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024

China is the only country ever to make a soft landing of a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a feat that was first accomplished in 2019 by the country’s Chang’e-4 mission. —Kristin Fisher, CNN, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1