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distance around
noun as in girth
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Mayo, about 40 miles north of Galway in a direct line, but a much larger distance around the coast.
He and Elsie were alone as no distance around the world could have made them.
When it began to grow dark, he was surprised to see that the forest for some distance around, remained nearly as light as day.
Iodoform, iodoform and boracic acid, or chinosol, is freely dusted over the wound and for some distance around it.
This is carefully noted, and the horn of the wall for some little distance around it then rasped down quite thin.
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to distance around, such as: circumference, bigness, compass, expansion, and waist measure.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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