climb
noun
a distance that you have to climb to get somewhere
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Specific types of distance
depth
noun
if a picture has depth, it does not look flat but looks as if there is a distance between the things at the front and the background
range
noun
the distance between a weapon that someone fires and the person or thing that they are aiming at
reach
noun
the distance within which you can touch something or pick it up by stretching out your hand, arm, leg etc
the depths of something
a place that is very far away or very far inside an area
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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