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Geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction
The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley
Afar_Triangle
Regional state in northeastern Ethiopia
regional borders with the Tigray, Amhara, Oromo and Somali regions. The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is the Danakil Depression, is part of the
Afar_Region
Place where three tectonic rifts meet in East Africa
African Rift System (EARS), when it includes the Afar Triangle. At small scale, the tectonics of the Afar region is more complex than a textbook triple junction
Afar_triple_junction
Cushitic ethnic group in the Horn of Africa
The Afar (Afar: Qafár), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the
Afar_people
Topics referred to by the same term
Eritrea, and Ethiopia Afar Desert or Danakil Desert, a desert in Ethiopia Afar Region, a regional state of Ethiopia Afar Triangle or Afar Depression, a geological
Afar
Archaeological culture
following: Koobi Fora Dmanisi Lézignan-la-Cèbe Olduvai Gorge Xiaochangliang Afar Triangle Omo River Nile Swartkrans Dagestan Monte Poggiolo Vértesszőlős Kozarnika
Oldowan
Continuous geographic trench from Asia to Southeast Africa
East African Rift system (EARS), at the Afar triple junction. Sited next to the triple junction, the Afar triangle is an area of thinned and heavily intruded
Great_Rift_Valley
Geological feature in East Africa
depression formed by rifting. It constitutes the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression. The Danakil Depression is a large valley caused by the
Danakil_Depression
Meeting point of three tectonic plates
Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the East African Rift centered in the Afar Triangle (the Afar triple junction) is the only R-R-R triple junction above sea level
Triple_junction
Salt lake below sea level
Assal is a saline lake that lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level in the Afar Triangle, making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the third-lowest point
Lake_Assal_(Djibouti)
Terrestrial hydrothermal system of Danakil Depression in northeastern Ethiopia
Dallol lies in the evaporitic plain of the Danakil Depression at the Afar Triangle, in the prolongation of the Erta Ale basaltic volcanic range. The intrusion
Dallol_(hydrothermal_system)
Tectonic plate underlying Africa
plate to the east. One hypothesis proposes a mantle plume rising beneath the Afar region pushing the crust outward, whereas an opposing hypothesis explains
African_plate
American paleoanthropologist
fossil of a female hominin australopithecine known as "Lucy" in the Afar Triangle region of Hadar, Ethiopia. Johanson was born in Chicago, Illinois to
Donald_Johanson
1734–1936 kingdom existed in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Sultanate of Aussa was a kingdom that existed in the Afar Triangle in southern Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia and western Djibouti from the 18th to the
Sultanate_of_Aussa
Evolutionary process
afarensis, was found in 1974 by Donald Johanson near Hadar in the desertic Afar Triangle region of northern Ethiopia. Although the specimen had a small brain
Human_evolution
desert in present-day Namibia Danakil Desert – a desert lying in the Afar Triangle and covering northeastern Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, southern Djibouti
List_of_deserts
3.2-million-year-old fossilized hominid
discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, at Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle, by Donald Johanson, a paleoanthropologist of the Cleveland Museum of
Lucy_(hominid)
Area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia
The Dikika is an area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. A hominin fossil named Selam, a specimen of the Australopithecus afarensis species, was found in
Dikika
Hominin fossil
International Afar Research Expedition (IARE), with Johanson in charge of the paleoanthropology aspect of the expedition. Historically, the Afar Triangle had been
AL_333
Desert in northeast Ethiopia
Danakil Desert (or Afar Desert) is a desert in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti. Situated in the Afar Triangle, it stretches
Danakil_Desert
Number of early modern human fossils found in Herto Bouri, Ethiopia
discovered in 1997 from the Upper Herto member of the Bouri Formation in the Afar Triangle, Ethiopia. The remains have been dated as between 154,000 and 160,000
Herto_Man
Active volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
active volcano located in the remote Afar Region of Ethiopia. This stratovolcano is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic
Dabbahu_Volcano
Active basaltic shield volcano in Afar Region, Ethiopia
continuously active shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of the wider Afar Triangle (a barren desert region straddling
Erta_Ale
Lake on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia
ultimate destination of the Awash River, which is at the center of the Afar Triangle. Lake Abbe is considered one of the most inaccessible areas of the earth
Lake_Abbe
Active continental rift zone in East Africa
the Afar triple junction, the rift follows two paths: west to the Red Sea Rift and east to the Aden Ridge in the Gulf of Aden. Southward from the Afar triple
East_African_Rift
"Balkanization" of the democratic Republic of Congo" (PDF). "Mongala". "The Afar "Triangle": A New Epicenter of Tension in the Horn". "Between Geopolitics and
List of active separatist movements in Africa
List_of_active_separatist_movements_in_Africa
Country in the Horn of Africa
extends across Africa south of the Sahara from Eritrea to Senegal. The Afar Triangle or Danakil Depression of Eritrea is the probable location of a triple
Eritrea
Archeological area in Afar Region, Ethiopia
the Quaternary-period rift zone in the southern part of the Afar Depression (Afar Triangle). The Bouri Formation is a sediment area some 80 m thick that
Bouri_Formation
Hominin fossil
gave a description. That second evening he remembered a nearby ruin of an Afar burial mound. Comparison of the fossil finds with modern bones exposed by
AL_129-1
Standard gauge railway transiting Weldiya and Mekelle cities in Ethiopia
that leads to Meisha station in the Megale woreda. Megale is a woreda of Afar region, few persons are living here. Nevertheless, Meisha railway station
Weldiya–Mekelle_Railway
3.3 million year old hominid from Ethiopia
afarensis female hominin, whose bones were first found in Dikika, in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia in 2000 and recovered over the following
Selam_(Australopithecus)
Segment of the Top Gear television programme
Harris: 1990 Mini (£3,300). The presenters drove from Gondar to the Afar Triangle, a place thought to be the birthplace of humankind. On their way, Flintoff
Top_Gear_challenges
Asteroid
hominin fossils. The smaller lobe of Donaldjohanson is named Afar Lobus, after the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia, and the larger lobe is named Olduvai Lobus,
52246_Donaldjohanson
Occurrence and people throughout Ethiopian prehistory
Recently, Yohannes has also found fossil specimens of human ancestors in the Afar Region. During the Late Stone Age in 9000 BC, there were at least two bladelet-making
Prehistoric_Ethiopia
Town and Woreda in Tigray, Ethiopia
(semi-temperate zone). Maychew is located in the endoreic basin of the Afar Triangle. The streams near Maychew do not reach the ocean. After his capture
Maychew
Sedimentary basin of the Congo River in Central Africa
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Congo_Basin
Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Highway 2. Korem is located in the endorheic basin of the Afar Triangle. The streams near Korem do not reach the ocean. Lake Ashenge is located
Korem
38.706 (Aba Samuel Reservoir) hydropower flood control 1932 Akaki Afar Triangle 0.035 22 siltation Alwero 7°52′19″N 34°29′56″E / 7.872°N 34.499°E
Dams and reservoirs in Ethiopia
Dams_and_reservoirs_in_Ethiopia
Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
75% of the woreda. Alamata is located in the endoreic basin of the Afar Triangle. The streams near Alamata do not reach the ocean. A mixed farming system
Alamata
Latest age of the Pliocene
transitional between Australopithecus and Homo habilis was discovered in the Afar Triangle in 2015. The find was made by Ethiopian student Chalachew Seyoum at
Piacenzian
Active volcano in Eritrea
eruption, the volcano was widely believed to be extinct. Part of the Afar Triangle, the Nabro Volcano is one of many volcanic caldera complexes in the
Nabro_Volcano
Uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916
defeat, with a few hundred picked men, Iyasu fled to the desert of the Afar Triangle, where he roamed for five years. On 11 January 1921, Iyasu was captured
Lij_Iyasu
Hominin fossil
in the Afar language) is the nickname of KSD-VP-1/1, a 3.58-million-year-old partial Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in the Afar Region of
Kadanuumuu
Topics referred to by the same term
Danakil Desert, a desert in the Horn of Africa Danakil Depression or Afar Triangle, a geological depression in the Horn of Africa Danakil Alps, a mountain
Danakil
Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading
Volcanoes portal Geography portal Geology portal Afar Triangle – Geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction Aseismic ridge – Geologic feature
Mid-ocean_ridge
Geological feature
Nyamuragira, are Africa's most active volcanoes. Erta Ale, in the Afar Triangle, has maintained a lava lake since at least 1906. Mount Erebus, in Antarctica
Active_volcano
Major river in Ethiopia
River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo: Awaash or Hawaas, Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar: Hawaash We'ayot, Somali: Webiga Dir, Italian: Auasc) is a major river of
Awash_River
Study of ancient humans
discovered in 1973 by Donald Johanson and Maurice Taieb in Ethiopia's Afar Triangle at the site of Hadar. On the basis of this skeleton and subsequent discoveries
Paleoanthropology
Tectonic plate in Africa
Danakil microplate is rotating counterclockwise. This also implies that the Afar rift in propagating towards the north and the Red Sea rift is propagating
Danakil_microplate
South African-born associate professor of geophysics at Univ. of Southampton
break apart by analysing the earthquake and volcanic activity of the Afar Triangle. He has researched many volcanoes in Ethiopia and Eritrea, including
Derek_Keir
Shield volcano in Ethiopia
Mount Alayta is an active shield volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region
Mount_Alayta
Desert in Mauritania and Mali
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
El_Djouf
Historic site in Afar Region, Ethiopia
River (Adayitu kebele). It is situated on the southern edge of the Afar Triangle (part of East Africa's Great Rift Valley), along the left banks of the
Hadar,_Ethiopia
Mainly oceanic tectonic microplate off the southeast coast of Africa
of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data, in The Afar Volcanic Province Within the East African Rift System (vol 259 ed.). London
Lwandle_plate
Italian baron
Raimondo Franchetti in the Afar Triangle, 1930
Raimondo_Franchetti
Geological eruption during Oligocene
laterally. Most of the lavas are basalts, but those closest to the Afar Triangle being very high titanium transitional basalts and picrites, passing
Ethiopia-Yemen Continental Flood Basalts
Ethiopia-Yemen_Continental_Flood_Basalts
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ethiopia
area in the northwest corner of Gabi Rasu in the Afar Region along the Awash River in Ethiopia's Afar Depression. It is a unique natural laboratory for
Middle_Awash
Lake in Afghanistan
. Satellite photos taken at the time show the changes this caused. Afar Triangle Depression (geology) Endorheic basin Hamun "The Geography of Hamun"
Godzareh_Depression
Unfinished standard gauge railway in Ethiopia
single-track railway starts at Awash at the Awash River, the main river in the Afar Triangle area of the Great Rift Valley. The route runs in the NNW-direction.
Awash–Weldiya_Railway
Ukrainian television travel series
African Vodun Anton March 8, 2020 Also visited Cotonou, Ouidah 3 (453) Afar Triangle. Ethiopia Alina March 15, 2020 Also visited Mekelle, Danakil Desert
Oryol_i_Reshka
Ecoregion in northeastern Africa
and Djibouti and eastwards into western Somaliland. It covers the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression, a lowland bounded on the south and east by the Ethiopian
Djibouti_xeric_shrublands
Month of 1974
paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson. Found in the Awash Valley of the Ethiopia's Afar Triangle near the town of Hadar, "Lucy" (officially "AL 288-1"), whose remains
November_1974
fossil of a female hominin australopithecine known as "Lucy" in the Afar Triangle region of Hadar, Ethiopia. Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900–1958): French
List of atheists in science and technology
List_of_atheists_in_science_and_technology
Canyon in Angola
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Tundavala_Gap
Basin in Ogaden region that reserves crude oil and natural gas
(Malaysia), Lundin East Africa (Sweden), SouthWest Energy Ltd. (Hong Kong), and Afar Explorer (USA). The Ogaden War between Ethiopia and Somalia took place for
Ogaden_Basin
Democratic Republic of Congo, Upemba Depression Laal peoples Afar people (Qafár/'Afár): the Afar Triangle of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia Amhara: Ethiopia Banna:
List_of_Indigenous_peoples
Archaeological site in Eritrea
in the northwestern part of the Afar Triangle. This area contains a village populated by the Saho people and the Afar people. This town has an economy
Buya,_Eritrea
Rift basin in the Niger Delta
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Niger_Delta_Basin_(geology)
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to plate tectonics
Propagating rift – Seafloor geological feature Afar Triangle – Geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction East African Rift – Active continental
Outline_of_plate_tectonics
Earthquakes in Ethiopia
Girdler, R. W. (1970). "The Seismicity of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Afar Triangle". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series
1969_Sardo_earthquakes
for the Kessem sugar factory, an invasive species in the Amibara woreda of Afar region of Ethiopia. In addition, other thermal biomass power plants are planned
List of power stations in Ethiopia
List_of_power_stations_in_Ethiopia
at the Rainbow Range in central British Columbia, as well as at the Afar Triangle in East Africa and in the Great Basin of western North America. Volcanic
Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
Volcanism_of_the_Mount_Edziza_volcanic_complex
Paleoanthropological site in Afar, Ethiopia
believed to have been characterised by a very grassy, open environment. Afar Triangle List of human evolution fossils "Ledi-Geraru Research Project". ASU
Ledi-Geraru
has done archaeological work at the Middle Awash site in Ethiopia's Afar Triangle. In 1992, Suwa found a tooth belonging to a primitive hominid. The hominid
Gen_Suwa
Lava flow in Kenya
Nakuru Gilgil Naivasha Magadi Paleontological and archeological sites Afar Triangle Aiyangiyang Amboseli Karsa Koobi Fora Laetoli Lothagam Olduvai Gorge
Elmenteita_Badlands
Power station in Kenya
Nakuru Gilgil Naivasha Magadi Paleontological and archeological sites Afar Triangle Aiyangiyang Amboseli Karsa Koobi Fora Laetoli Lothagam Olduvai Gorge
Baringo_Thermal_Power_Station
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Iullemmeden_Basin
Large endorheic basin mainly in Kenya and Ethiopia
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Turkana_Basin
Archaeological site
Gona is a paleoanthropological research area in Ethiopia's Afar Region. Gona is primarily known for its archaeological sites and discoveries of hominin
Gona,_Ethiopia
blue and light green, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the centre of the triangle is a red star. The flag combines the basic layout
Flag_of_Djibouti
It is a saline lake which lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level in the Afar Triangle, making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the third lowest land
Tourism_in_the_Arab_world
American geologist (1941–2017)
Demerara bend area". Guyana Geological. Tazieff, Haroun (1970). "The Afar Triangle". Scientific American. 222 (2): 32–40. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0270-32
Jon_Kalb
Orogen Mauritanide Belt Pan-African orogens Terra Australis Orogen Rifts Afar Triangle Anza trough Bahr el Arab rift Benue Trough Blue Nile rift East African
Tindouf_Basin
Feature Diameter (km) Named After Approval Afar Lobus 3.4 Afar Triangle, region that hosts many archaeological sites 27 Aug 2025 · WGPSN Olduvai Lobus
List of geological features on 52246 Donaldjohanson
List_of_geological_features_on_52246_Donaldjohanson
Volcanic rock formation in southern Kenya
Nakuru Gilgil Naivasha Magadi Paleontological and archeological sites Afar Triangle Aiyangiyang Amboseli Karsa Koobi Fora Laetoli Lothagam Olduvai Gorge
Mawe_Mbili
sediment was deposited over the basement rocks in this period. Later, the Afar mantle plume caused volcanic eruptions in the early and late Oligocene (34–23
Blue_Nile_Basin
Volcanic eruption in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea
had been affected and needed help." The erupting volcano is in the Afar Triangle, in the larger Danakil Depression that holds many other active volcanoes
2011_Nabro_eruption
National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya
area from the Nile Basin. Their description of the area when looked at from afar: "Mara" means "spotted" in the Maa language because of the short bushy trees
Maasai_Mara
Each region or chartered city has its own flag and emblem. Addis Ababa Afar Region Amhara Region Benishangul-Gumuz Region Central Ethiopia Regional State
Flags and emblems of the regions of Ethiopia
Flags_and_emblems_of_the_regions_of_Ethiopia
2006 military operation in the Iraq War
Operation Iron Triangle was a military operation in the Iraq War. The operation was led by Michael D. Steele in 2006 & SATCOM Operator number 0100. The
Operation_Iron_Triangle
District in Afar Region, Ethiopia
Konnaba, in English written as Konaba, is a woreda in Afar Region, Ethiopia. A triangle-shaped district in the Administrative Zone 2, Konaba is located
Koneba_(woreda)
2003 Iraq War photograph
Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street
The_Hooded_Man
Districts of Ethiopia, or woredas, in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Dalifage is a triangle-shaped district located near the base
Dalifage
2004 American military scandal
Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
2006 execution of former Iraqi president
Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street
Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein
Part of the Iraq War
2004, when U.S. and Iraqi forces besieged the northern Turkmen city of Tal Afar, located west of Mosul. U.S. forces said that the town was being used as
2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency
2003–2006_phase_of_the_Iraqi_insurgency
2004 battle of the Iraq War
Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street
Second_Battle_of_Fallujah
2002 phrase from Donald Rumsfeld
Fallujah II Mosul 2005 Lake Tharthar Abu Ghraib Al-Qa'im Hit convoy Haditha Tal Afar 2006 Baghdad II Ramadi II Diwaniya Al Rumaythah Amarah Turki 2007 Haifa Street
There_are_unknown_unknowns
1998 television anime series
written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff and featuring original character designs by Yoshitoshi Abe, the series
Serial_Experiments_Lain
Governorate of Iraq
"Iraqi Council of Ministers approved new provinces of Tuz Khurmatu and Tal Afar". Kurd Net. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.
Saladin_Governorate
AFAR TRIANGLE
AFAR TRIANGLE
Boy/Male
Indian
The mornings light
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Muslim
Little Stream; Rivulet; A River; Variant of Jafar
Boy/Male
Indian
Activity, Defender
Male
English
Heard from Afar
Boy/Male
Latin
From the Arar.
Girl/Female
Indian
Dust colored, White
Girl/Female
Muslim
Crown
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of English Geoffrey, probably SÉAFRA means "God's peace."Â
Female
Hebrew
(רפַעָ) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Aphra, AFRA means "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." Compare with another form of Afra.
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who prays times and fasts, Forever, Immortal
Male
Babylonian
, Adar is prince, or, Adar is fire-king.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(अमर) Hindi name AMAR means "immortal."
Female
Persian/Iranian
Persian name AZAR means "fire."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Limitless
Boy/Male
Indian
Lent Lily
Girl/Female
Indian
Chastity
Girl/Female
Indian
Fire, th month of iranian calendar
Male
Hebrew
(רפַעָ) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Aphra, AFRA means "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam."Â
Boy/Male
Indian
Fourth prayer of the day, One who has wisdom
Male
Hebrew
(עָכָר) Variant form of Hebrew Akan, AKAR means "one who troubles." In the bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.Â
AFAR TRIANGLE
AFAR TRIANGLE
Biblical
follower of Epicurus, i.e., of one who gives assistance
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of the Slayer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Three words heaven, Earth, Hell
Boy/Male
Indian
God Krishna
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Indian, Norse, Scandinavian, Scottish, Teutonic
Dweller by the Church; Church
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch, German, Latin, Spanish
Shy; Modesty; Moderate; Sober
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Beams of the Moon; Ray of the Moon
Girl/Female
Muslim
Spirituality
Girl/Female
Muslim
Peace
AFAR TRIANGLE
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AFAR TRIANGLE
a.
Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
n.
Alt. of Apara
a. & adv.
Far.
a.
The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.
n.
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).
adv.
In great part; as, the day is far spent.
adv.
At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
n.
The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.
a.
Axillary; in the fork or axil.
n.
The southwest wind.
a.
Remote; as, the far-off distance. Cf. Far-off, under Far, adv.
adv.
To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
n.
The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off.
adv.
In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
adv.
Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
adv.
To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
n.
The apar.
a.
Pertaining to, or having, wings.
v. t.
To remove afar off; to withdraw.
n.
Same as Agar-agar.