Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Striking distance — Striking Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
striking distance — noun : the distance through which it is possible to reach an object by striking : the distance at which a force is effective when directed at an object * * * striking distance, the distance within which it is possible to strike effectively. * * * … Useful english dictionary
Striking Distance — Infobox Film name = Striking Distance |thumb caption = Promotional Movie Poster writer = Rowdy Herrington Marty Kaplan starring = Bruce Willis Sarah Jessica Parker Dennis Farina Tom Sizemore Robert Pastorelli Timothy Busfield Andre Braugher John… … Wikipedia
striking distance — noun a) A distance at which a soldier, military force, vessel, etc. is sufficiently near to be able to attack an opponent. Nay, sir, a soldier, who is about to be posted within striking distance of his enemy, can never speak, with confidence, of… … Wiktionary
Striking Distance — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Tödliche Nähe Originaltitel: Striking Distance Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1993 Länge: 98 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
striking distance — n. effective range within striking distance * * * [ˌstraɪkɪŋ dɪst(ə)ns] [ effective range ] within striking distance … Combinatory dictionary
striking distance — noun Date: 1751 a distance from which something can be easily reached or attained < almost within striking distance of their goal > … New Collegiate Dictionary
striking distance — /ˈstraɪkɪŋ dɪstəns/ (say struyking distuhns) noun 1. the distance within which it is possible to strike a blow. –phrase 2. within striking distance, a. Military within range of an enemy so as to make an attack possible. b. within easy reach;… …
striking distance — strik′ing dis tance n. cvb close proximity to a desired objective: within striking distance of the mountaintop, of a solution, etc[/ex] … From formal English to slang
striking distance — distance within which a target can be hit … English contemporary dictionary
