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I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance.
Norman Foster

Meaning of "walking distance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WALKING DISTANCE

walking distance  [ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALKING DISTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Walking distance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WALKING DISTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of walking distance in the English dictionary

The definition of walking distance in the dictionary is a distance that is capable of being walkedto be within walking distance to be within easy walking distance of sth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WALKING DISTANCE


assistance
əˈsɪstəns
consistence
kənˈsɪstəns
desistance
dɪˈzɪstəns
desistence
dɪˈzɪstəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
equidistance
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
inconsistence
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəns
inexistence
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns
insistence
ɪnˈsɪstəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
irresistance
ɪrɪˈzɪstəns
nonexistence
ˈnɒnɪɡˈzɪstəns
nonresistance
ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstəns
outdistance
ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns
persistence
pəˈsɪstəns
pre-existence
ˈpriːɪɡˈzɪstəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
self-existence
ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɪstəns
subsistence
səbˈsɪstəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALKING DISTANCE

walkie-talkie
walkies
walking
walking bass
walking boot
walking bus
walking delegate
walking dragline
walking fern
walking frame
walking holiday
Walking Horse
walking leaf
walking pace
walking papers
walking race
walking shoe
walking stick
walking tour
walking trip

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALKING DISTANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
amount of substance
antimicrobial resistance
capacitance
circumstance
conductance
Constance
court of first instance
for instance
importance
inductance
inheritance
long-distance
reluctance
remittance
repentance
stance
the distance
the Resistance

Synonyms and antonyms of walking distance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «walking distance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALKING DISTANCE

Find out the translation of walking distance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of walking distance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «walking distance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

步行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distancia caminando
570 millions of speakers

English

walking distance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चलने दूरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيرا على الاقدام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пешком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curta distância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁটার দূরত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distance de marche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjalan kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu Fuß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歩いて行ける距離
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도보 거리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumampah adoh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoảng cách đi bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூரம் நடந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चालण्याचे अंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yürüme mesafesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a piedi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pieszo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пішки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distanta de mers pe jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε κοντινή απόσταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loop afstand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fots
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gangavstand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of walking distance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALKING DISTANCE»

The term «walking distance» is very widely used and occupies the 16.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALKING DISTANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about walking distance

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5 QUOTES WITH «WALKING DISTANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word walking distance.
1
Majora Carter
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health. I am five times more likely to live within walking distance of a power plant or chemical facility - which I do.
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Norman Foster
I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance.
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Dorothy Hamill
Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance of my house. After all the physical activity the summer provided, I craved movement in the cold of winter. I had no skates, so Mom stuffed socks into my brother's old ones.
4
Martin Lewis Perl
There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.
5
Steven Wright
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALKING DISTANCE»

Discover the use of walking distance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to walking distance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People
At the heart of Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People are firsthand descriptions of thirty of the world's best long-distance hikes on six continents—including personal anecdotes, historical backgrounds, and useful ...
Martha S. Manning, 2012
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Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People
At the heart of Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People are firsthand descriptions of thirty of the world's best long-distance hikes on six continents—including personal anecdotes, historical backgrounds, and useful ...
Martha S. Manning, 2012
3
Walking Distance
Adaptation from Rod Serling's original script Tie in to the television series The Twilight Zone.
Mark Kneece, Rod Serling, 2009
4
Influence of Music and Coactors on the Walking Distance of ...
There were no differences noted between baseline and the three interventions for one participant. In addition, one participant had the highest mean number of steps walking independently.
Colleen J. Koval, 2008
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Walking distance
Laura's peaceful life is shattered when she questions how to balance the conflicting demands of her husband and family and her love for David, a dying cancer victim
Marian Thurm, 1988
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A Walking Distance
Riding. High. Fresh. Start. As soon as I set foot on the Nixon campus, I knew everything was going to be different and my life was going to change. It was huge transformation from being the "It-Kid" in middle school to nothing in high school.
Robert Ortiz, 2007
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On Foot: A History of Walking
An in-depth examination of humankind's first mode of travel traces the history of walking from the first human migrations to the vast, marching armies of ancient Greece and Rome, with special emphasis placed on the relationship between ...
Joseph Anthony Amato, 2004
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Lower Extremity Arterial Disease
A comparison of cilostazol with pentoxifylline for the treatment of intermittent claudication demonstrated a great improvement in walking distance with cilostazol (17). After 24 weeks of treatment, the increase in the absolute claudication ...
Dennis G. Caralis, George L. Bakris, 2007
9
New York State: Background Papers for the New York State ...
One room in frame house, $10 per month; no board; heat, stove in room; will allow one bath a week; landlady sick; within walking distance. 7. One room, $1.50 per week; no heat; beyond walking distance. 8. Two rooms, $2.50 and $'L. 00 per ...
‎1915
10
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Cilostazol has been shown to improve maximal treadmill walking distance as compared with placebo or pentoxifylline (64,108,121). Exercise therapy, however , is superior to either medical treatment in improving walking distance (136).
Jonathan K. Ehrman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALKING DISTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term walking distance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rolling walkers ease outdoor walks for lung disease patients
“We have shown that the use of a rollator can be beneficial for patients with moderate and advanced COPD, in terms of outdoor walking distance and time,” said ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
ODC's Walking Distance Dance Festival Returns
Christy Bolingbroke, who curates the upcoming Walking Distance Dance Festival at ODC (June 5-6), which has been offering cutting-edge arts programming in ... «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
3
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools celebrate International Walk to …
Although many local students attend schools that are not within walking distance from their homes, Healthy Savannah suggests school groups organize walking ... «Savannah Morning News, Oct 14»
4
Does Anyone Else Think 'The Walking Dead' is a Bit Rubbish Now?
AMC's ratings behemoth The Walking Dead returned to American TV screens ... which, surprisingly – considering it's walking distance from the prison - is full of ... «Contactmusic.com, Feb 14»
5
Rod Serling's carousel... in The Twilight Zone
One of mine is “Walking Distance,” in which an overstressed New York City advertising executive sojourns to his childhood town of Homewood, only to enter a ... «Boing Boing, Jan 14»
6
Why a Brisk Walk Is Better
Recruited beginning in 1998 at walking events and from lists of subscribers to ... typical walking distance and pace, as well as their health history and habits. «New York Times, Dec 13»
7
How far will we walk to go somewhere? It depends.
Steve has now added another, very interesting idea to the mix: he posits that, in fact, “comfortable walking distance” is not a constant but a variable, and that the ... «Natural Resources Defense Council, Jul 12»
8
The Crisis in American Walking: We Don't
Taking stock of the event—one of the few focused on walking, which gets .... town found that residents used cars to minimize walking distance, to the detriment of ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 12»
9
When shops and services are within walking distance, we walk more …
New research from Southern California has found that residents of neighborhoods with a central core of shops and services – a pattern typically found in older, ... «Natural Resources Defense Council, Jan 12»
10
In which Martin Sloan finds you can't go home again
Walking Distance” captures that feeling as well as any episode of television ever made. Rod Serling's voice chokes up a little bit as he reads the closing ... «A.V. Club New York, Sep 11»

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