LONG-DISTANCE


Meaning of LONG-DISTANCE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from the phrase long distance

1.

a. : situated a long distance away

a long-distance friend

b. : covering a long distance

a long-distance race

long-distance vision

2. : of or relating to telephone communication with a distant point

a long-distance call

long-distance night rates

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb

: by long-distance telephone

called her up long-distance

III. transitive verb

1. : to make a long-distance telephone call to

didn't think it was worth while long-distancing you in Washington — Mary Manning

2. : to express or communicate by means of a long-distance telephone call

wrote, wired or long-distanced their desire to move in immediately — Life

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