long-distance

¹ American  

[lawng-dis-tuhns, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈdɪs təns, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

1. of, from, or between distant places.

   a long-distance phone call.

2. for, over, or covering long distances.

   a long-distance runner.

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adverb

1. by long-distance telephone.

   to call someone long-distance.

long distance ² American  

noun

1. telephone service between distant places.

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long-distance British  

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

3. a long-distance telephone call

4. a long-distance telephone system or its operator

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adverb

1. by a long-distance telephone line

   he phoned long-distance

Etymology

Origin of long-distance¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Origin of long distance¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Today's quantum communication systems struggle with signal loss over long distances, which limits how far quantum information can travel.

From Science Daily

Researchers also found that halogens interact with oil field emissions to form free radicals, which later become more stable compounds capable of traveling long distances.

From Science Daily

Bombers, which fly long distances, could use Guam, but fighter operations would be much harder to sustain, even with aerial refueling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adult Osedax typically live on whale bones, while their larvae travel long distances through ocean currents to colonize new whale falls, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away.

From Science Daily

Other songs are more about things around me - like a mate in a long distance relationship.

From BBC