far point
- noun
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- During the marathon, the far point was a water station where runners could replenish their energy.
Examples
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After hours of hiking, we finally reached the far point of the trail, where the view was breathtaking.
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They who with their theodolites measure the angles between each end of that line and a third high point in the distance, and they who calculate by trigonometry the two other sides of the triangle, thus fixing the distance to the far point and the point's exact position.
Fiction book (1999) -
For that reason, Hall says the erosion of privity may have reached its far point.
Academic text (1995) -
The expedition team's goal was to set up camp at the far point of their journey, which was marked on the map.
Synonyms
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The place a person or thing is going to at the end of a journey
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The place at the end of a race or journey
A point farthest from the center of something
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the most distant point' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'far' (distant) with 'point' (specific position), following a standard adjective + noun composition. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Far point may come from travel talk: it named the point that was the far side of a route, the last place people reached on a journey. So, it now means 'the most distant point or final destination'.