Definition of 'equidistant'
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
A place that is equidistant from two other places is the same distance away from each of these places.
Horsey is equidistant from Great Yarmouth and Mundesley. [+ from/between]
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adjective
distant by equal amounts from two or more places
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Derived forms
noun
equidistantly (ˌequiˈdistantly)
adverb
adjective
equally distant
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Derived forms
noun
equidistantly (ˌequiˈdistantly)
adverb
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On a higher loop of the highway a trio of heavy lorries was climbing, equidistant, their engines roaring, lights on their every corner. MOONDROP TO MURDER (2001)His hand was equidistant between Vera's thighs and mine and he had chosen Vera's. NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (2001)Six-inch stakes equidistant from the house marked the perimeter of what was to be her garden. SLEEP WHILE I SING (2001)
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