[long-distance] adj (1884) 1: of or relating to telephone communication with a distant point
2. a: situated a long distance away b: going or covering a long distance "~ roads" "a ~ runner" c: conducted or effective over long distance "a ~ courtship" "~ listening devices"
[2]long-distance adv (ca. 1961) 1: by long-distance telephone
2: over or from a long distance