(long) distance

  • 1Long distance — in telecommunications, refers to telephone calls made outside a certain area, usually characterized by an area code outside of a local call area (known in the United States as a local access and transport area or LATA). Long distance calls… …

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  • 2long-distance — UK US /ˌlɒŋˈdɪstəns/ adjective [before noun] COMMUNICATIONS ► relating to services, especially telecommunications, that connect places that are long way from each other: long distance carrier/company/provider »Some long distance carriers are… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3long-distance — adj [only before noun] 1.) travelling over a long distance long distance runner long distance lorry driver long distance travel/journey/flight/commuting etc 2.) long distance call a telephone call to a place that is far away ≠ ↑local >long… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4long-distance — adjective * covering large distances: A long distance bus collided with a truck, causing several fatalities. a long distance runner/swimmer a. a long distance phone call is one you make to someone far away ╾ ,long distance adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5long-distance — ☆ long distance [lôŋ′dis′təns ] adj. 1. to or from a distant place or places [long distance telephone calls] 2. that covers a long distance [a long distance runner] adv. by long distance telephone service …

    English World dictionary

  • 6long-distance — long′ dis′tance adj. 1) tgp of, from, or between distant places: a long distance phone call[/ex] 2) for, over, or covering long distances: a long distance runner[/ex] 3) tgp by long distance telephone service: to call someone long distance[/ex] • …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7long-distance — adj. covering long distances; as, a long distance runner; a long distance telephone call. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Long Distance — Brandy Veröffentlichung 15. Oktober 2008 Länge 3:53 Genre(s) Pop, R B Autor(en) Bruno Mars …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 9long-distance — 1884, in reference to telephoning, from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + DISTANCE (Cf. distance) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 10long distance — ☆ long distance n. a long distance telephone service …

    English World dictionary