✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

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
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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 The 180-grain Herter’s bullet had angled back through the lungs and had come out the far side. William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025 Our star’s rotation has now carried this sunspot to the sun’s far side and thus out of firing range—but the active region may well survive the two-week trek to face Earth again. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for far side

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of far side was in the 15th century

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!