distance -
size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
arm's length a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
gauge a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
light time distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"
skip distance the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
distance -
a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
point in time,
point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
distance -
a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
Verb
distance -
keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
Distance -
To move away from someone or something.
Distance -
To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
Wikipedia
Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over").