lunar distance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lunar distance
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Since 2016 it has logged more than 300 close approaches, when asteroids were projected to come within one lunar distance—the average distance between Earth and the moon—of the globe's center.
From Scientific American
Russia is no stranger to going the lunar distance as part of the former Soviet Union.
From Scientific American
Each lunar distance is 238,900 miles.
From Fox News
The car’s next particularly close encounter with Earth will occur in 2091, when it will be within one lunar distance of our planet.
From National Geographic
Another small asteroid passed within lunar distance this week.
From BBC
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