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Specific types of distance

climb

noun

a distance that you have to climb to get somewhere

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

drop

noun

a distance down to the ground from a high place

hair’s breadth

noun

the smallest possible distance, amount, or degree

radius

noun

a particular distance in all directions from a central point

range

noun

the distance within which you can see, hear, or reach something

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

reach

noun

the distance that you travel to get somewhere

step

noun

the short distance that your feet move while you are walking

way

noun

the journey or distance from one place to another

the depths of something

a place that is very far away or very far inside an area

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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