long-distance :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance"

adj. covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"

elongate, elongated

adj. having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"

extended

adj. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

far

adj. being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"

in length

adj. of a specified length: "an inch in length"

longitudinal

adj. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"

long-range

adj. suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"

sesquipedalian, polysyllabic

adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"

prolonged

adj. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

stretch

adj. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"

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