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long-range Definition

long·-range (lôŋ′rānj′)

adjective

  1. designating or of a gun, aircraft, missile, etc. that has a range of great distance
  2. taking the future into consideration long-range plans

long-range Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • missile: The US has urged North Korea to abandon its plan to test a long-range missile.
  • free-kick: Jeff Minton curled a long-range free-kick into the far post, which defender Michael Bennett smashed past Barnard with a bullet header.
  • bomber: We haven't built a new long-range bomber for 21 years.
  • artillery: Seoul, near the border, is vulnerable to long-range artillery.
  • forecasting: Note that long-range weather forecasting is still very imprecise.
  • rocket: AZIZ: Well, you know, he keeps going on about that new long-range rocket I promised him.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: SSB provides very long-range communications which is ideal if you are at sea.
  • mainly: The chances were mainly long-range efforts, with Albion's Alexandre Frutos and Colin Kazim-Richards both firing over from distance.