distanceorder
nounUK /ˈdɪstənsˌɔːdə/
US /ˈdɪstənsˌɔːrdər/
A rule that tells you to stay a certain amount of space away from someone or something.
The teacher set a distanceorder so the kids would keep apart during the game.
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2. The way things are arranged from nearest to farthest.
The distanceorder of the planets helps us see which one is closest to the sun.
3. A command to move away from a place or person.
The guard gave a distanceorder to keep the crowd back from the gate.
4. The sequence in which points are lined up by how far apart they are.
We put the cones in distanceorder, from the closest to the farthest.