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distance
Part of speech: NounThe length of the straight line between two objects or points; remoteness of time, place, etc.
Part of speech: VerbTo place remotely; leave behind in a race.
Usage examples "distance":- The call of Gokhos, the owl, sounded a short distance away. - "Spotted Deer", Elmer Gregor.
- Then he followed him at a distance. - "The Boys of Bellwood School", Frank V. Webster.
- He had gone a little distance on his way when he stopped and turned back to them. - "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists", Robert Tressell.