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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The lander is bound for the far side of the moon, meaning the power device could help illuminate the region during nights.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
But on December 6 something apparently went wrong while the spacecraft was on the far side of Mars, the side of the planet that faces away from Earth.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
That leads to more craters with rays appearing to radiate out from them, even crossing one another on the far side.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
With multiple vessels connected, the trucks and tanks can be transferred from incoming ships and directly onto coastal roads on the far side of a beach.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
But on December 6 something apparently went wrong while the spacecraft was on the far side of Mars, the side of the planet that faces away from Earth.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
That leads to more craters with rays appearing to radiate out from them, even crossing one another on the far side.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
With multiple vessels connected, the trucks and tanks can be transferred from incoming ships and directly onto coastal roads on the far side of a beach.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for far side
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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