horizon distance

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noun

Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.

Radio. the distance on the earth's surface reached by a direct wave: due to atmospheric refraction, sometimes greater than the distance to the visible horizon.

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Words nearby horizon distance

horiatiki, hor. interm., Horite, horizon, Horizon Club, horizon distance, horizonless, horizontal, horizontal bar, horizontal fissure of cerebellum, horizontal maxillary fracture

How to use horizon distance in a sentence

Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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“The level of outside support… has not been sufficient enough for them to distance themselves from al Nusra,” Cafarella said.
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But without any peace talks on the horizon, everyone is now left to their own devices.
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They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.
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The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.
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Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
And the others, not knowing that he had that day repented, sat at their distance and tried to form no conclusion.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay