striking distance (English, noun)
expansion: striking distance (countable and uncountable, plural striking distances)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A distance at which a soldier, military force, vessel, etc. is sufficiently near to be able to attack an opponent.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A distance at which one is sufficiently near to an objective to have an opportunity to achieve it.
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
Forms:
form: striking distances
tags: plural