long distance

a long-distance telephone service

adjective

  1. to or from a distant place or places: long-distance telephone calls
  2. that covers a long distance: a long-distance runner

adverb

by long-distance telephone service

See long distance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An operator or a system that places long-distance telephone calls.
  2. A long-distance telephone call.

adjective
  1. Covering a long distance: a long-distance runner; operating under long-distance supervision.
  2. Of, relating to, or being telephone communication to a distant station: a long-distance call.

Related Forms:

  • longˈ-disˈtance adverb

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