far side

noun

1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
ˈfär-ˌsīd How to pronounce far side (audio)
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
see also:
on the far side of

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The flight sent four people — NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on a looping journey around the lunar far side. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Chang’e-6 probe returned to Earth in 2024 with rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon in a world first. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Chang'e-6 probe returned to Earth in 2024 with rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon in a world first. — Miles Doran, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Firefly also plans Blue Ghost missions to the Moon’s far side and the Gruithuisen Domes. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for far side

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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Farsi
far side
far-sight
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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