| aloof |
showing little interest in or desire to be involved with other people; distant. |
| ancient |
of or referring to times in the distant past. [1/4 definitions] |
| away |
distant in time or location. [1/6 definitions] |
| backstreet |
a minor road somewhat distant from major thoroughfares within a town or city. [1/2 definitions] |
| bifocal |
of eyeglasses or contact lenses, having two sections in each lens, one correcting for near vision and one for distant vision. [1/3 definitions] |
| cable television |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals from distant stations are received by a master antenna and then delivered by electrical cable. Cable television typically provides clear reception, access to a large number of channels, and a relatively wide range of programming, whereas conventional television is limited to the reception of signals from local stations. |
| colonial |
of or pertaining to a territory ruled by a distant country; of or pertaining to a colony or colonies. [1/5 definitions] |
| colonize |
to establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule. |
| colony |
a place which is under the control of a distant country. People from that country often move to and live in the colony. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
| damsel |
a young woman or maiden, esp., in the distant past, one of noble birth. |
| DEW line |
a line of radar stations, located along the seventieth parallel in Canada and the United States, that provides advance notice of approaching hostile aircraft or missiles (acronym for "distant early warning"). |
| extreme |
at the most distant point or outer limit of. [1/7 definitions] |
| far |
distant in space or time. [2/3 definitions] |
| faraway |
distant or remote. [2 definitions] |
| faroff |
distant in space or time; remote. |
| far-off |
at or from a distance; a long way away; distant. |
| farther |
comparative of far; more distant. [1/2 definitions] |
| farthest |
superlative of far; most distant. [1/2 definitions] |
| focal length |
the distance between the optical center of a lens or curved mirror and the far distant point where light rays converge upon an object. |
| further |
comparative of far; more distant. [1/3 definitions] |