"walking distance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: walking distances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} walking distance (countable and uncountable, plural walking distances)
  1. A distance that a person can reasonably walk. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-walking_distance-en-noun-caCRTh7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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