Meanings

separation of politics from economics

estrangement

letter of separation

Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada)

leaving the nest

offshore breakwater

things that come together can also come apart

leaving the base

middle-distance running

to distance oneself (from)

split infinitive

quitting one's job to care for one's family (e.g. one's elderly or sick parents)

self-ionization (e.g. of water)

to distance oneself (from)

social distance

self-isolation

social distancing

renunciation

solitude

removal of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)