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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈlong ˈdis•tance, n. [uncountable]
  1. Telecommunicationstelephone service between distant places.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
long′ dis′tance, 
  1. Telecommunicationstelephone service between distant places.
  • 1900–05

long-dis•tance  (lông′dis′təns, long′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Telecommunicationsof, from, or between distant places:a long-distance phone call.
  2. for, over, or covering long distances:a long-distance runner.

adv. 
  1. Telecommunicationsby long-distance telephone:to call someone long-distance.
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
long-distance n
  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. chiefly US Canadian a long-distance telephone call
  4. a long-distance telephone system or its operator
 adv
  1. by a long-distance telephone line: he phoned long-distance

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