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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Designed by Norman Foster and built in the glory days of Rome (2004) under Emperor Ron Dennis, the former chairman, the MTC receives guests at a sally-port on the far side of the pond, with a covered roundabout. —Dan Neil, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023

In 2019, China landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first. —Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023

The Jaguars got a defensive stop, but Jones fall hard on his shoulder after being fouled by Texas State’s Jordan Mason on the far side of the court from the USA bench. —Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 7 Jan. 2023

But the really mysterious parts of the moon aren’t on the far side. —Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2023

Ergonomically, the gear-shifting motion is hindered by an encroaching console that promises tennis elbow with every shift to the far side of the four-speed pattern. —Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023

Behind the Melness houses, on the far side of a grassy ridge, unrolled a section of peat bog called the Moine. —WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023

The island itself has a total population of only ~11,500, so over 2/3 of the population has been asked to move to the far side of the island due to the activity at Ambae. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017

In 2019, China landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first. —Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1