short-distance

Adjective

Meaning

short-distance

Relating to travel between places relatively close together.
It's only a short-distance drive from here.

Alternative names

short distance

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Examples

A $100 hamburger trip typically involves flying a short distance (less than two hours), eating at an airport restaurant, and flying home. Source: Internet

A few privately owned and operated fishing companies still exist on Cannery Row, housed on piers located a short distance from the historic district frequented by tourists. Source: Internet

A ferry was established to avoid crossing both the Flatrock and Driftwood rivers, which join only a short distance above the site of the ferry. Source: Internet

Able to walk only a short distance, Williams was brought to the pitcher's mound in a golf cart. Source: Internet

After moving inland only a short distance, much hard fighting swirled around a 50-foot-tall medieval stone tower that held a machine-gun nest. Source: Internet

Aircraft that are landing extend a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring themselves to a stop in a short distance. Source: Internet

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