long distance

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noun
  1. telephone service between distant places.

Origin of long distance

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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Other definitions for long-distance (2 of 2)

long-distance
[ lawng-dis-tuhns, long- ]

adjective
  1. of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.

  2. for, over, or covering long distances: a long-distance runner.

adverb
  1. by long-distance telephone: to call someone long-distance.

Origin of long-distance

2
First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for long-distance

long-distance

noun
  1. (modifier) covering relatively long distances: a long-distance driver

  2. (modifier) (of telephone calls, lines, etc) connecting points a relatively long way apart

  1. mainly US and Canadian a long-distance telephone call

  2. a long-distance telephone system or its operator

adverb
  1. by a long-distance telephone line: he phoned long-distance

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