HAILING DISTANCE


Meaning of HAILING DISTANCE in English

noun

Etymology: from gerund of hail (IV)

1. : the limit to which a human voice is heard

when a patron lives within hailing distance — U.S. Post Office Manual

2. : a close proximity : short reach

within hailing distance of knowledge — H.J.Muller

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.