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long distance

noun

telephone service between distant places.

long-distance

[lawng-dis-tuhns, long-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, from, or between distant places.
a long-distance phone call.
for, over, or covering long distances.
a long-distance runner.

adverb

by long-distance telephone.
to call someone long-distance.

long-distance

noun

(modifier) covering relatively long distances
a long-distance driver
(modifier) (of telephone calls, lines, etc) connecting points a relatively long way apart
a long-distance telephone call
a long-distance telephone system or its operator

adverb

by a long-distance telephone line
he phoned long-distance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of long distance¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of long distance²

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

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Neither really knows how long the ordeal lasted or how far they travelled, but it felt like a long time and a long distance.

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She was maintaining her relationship with her partner long distance, and starting a new position in an unknown city alone had her distressed.

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Critics say the model has left people needing to walk long distances to the sites and transport boxes weighing 20kg back to their homes or shelters.

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Some reported that patients were skipping meals and travelling long distances to get hold of the medication, according to the NPA.

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With ambitions to build electric boats capable of hauling cargo and traveling long distances, Arc will need to stay at the forefront of battery development, Ioannou from USC said.

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Longden long division

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