distance
/ˈdɪs·təns/ n [C/U]Definition
› the amount of space between two places or things: [C] The distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles is about 400 miles. at/from a distance › At/from a distance means if you are not too near: From a distance, he looks a little like his mother. in the distance › In the distance means at or from a point far away: We could see the mountains in the distance.
(Definition of distance n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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