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