| light-year |
a unit of distance equal to the distance light can travel in one year, about six trillion miles. |
| little |
a small distance. [1/9 definitions] |
| log1 |
a daily record of a trip by a ship or plane. A log keeps records of speed, distance traveled, and any important events. [1/5 definitions] |
| long1 |
having greater than usual length in distance or time. [1/6 definitions] |
| longitude |
distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England. Longitude is usually measured in degrees. |
| Mars |
the seventh largest planet in the solar system and fourth in distance from the sun. Mars is known as "the red planet" because of its unusual color. [1/2 definitions] |
| meter3 |
a device that measures or records distance, speed, time, quantity, or degree. |
| mile |
a very great length or distance. [1/2 definitions] |
| mileage |
distance in miles. [1/2 definitions] |
| milestone |
a stone or mark that shows the distance in miles to a specific place. [1/2 definitions] |
| minute1 |
a distance that a person can walk or drive in one minute. [1/4 definitions] |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. A mirage often occurs in the desert or on hot pavement, creating the illusion of water. A mirage is caused when light is reflected by air masses of different temperatures. |
| nautical mile |
a unit of length equal to 1.852 kilometers or 6,076.1 feet, used to measure the distance traveled by sea and air. |
| near |
to, at, or within a short distance from a person or thing. [1/8 definitions] |
| Neptune |
the fourth largest planet in the solar system and eighth in distance from the sun. [1/2 definitions] |
| of |
used to show distance or separation from. [1/10 definitions] |
| offshore |
located or taking place at a distance from the shore. [1/3 definitions] |
| outpost |
a military post at some distance from a main station. |
| parallel |
lying or moving in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| perspective |
a way of showing objects on the flat surface of a picture so that they seem the correct size and distance from one another. [1/3 definitions] |
| radar |
the use of radio waves to track the location, distance, and speed of faraway objects. Waves are sent out and then picked up again when they bounce back after hitting some object. [1/2 definitions] |