long-distance

long-dis·tance (lôngdstns, lng-)

adj.

1. Covering a long distance: a long-distance runner; operating under long-distance supervision.

2. Of, relating to, or being telephone communication to a distant station: a long-distance call.

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long-distance adv.

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long-distance

n

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

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) (modifier) (of telephone calls, lines, etc.) connecting points a relatively long way apart

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Chiefly US and Canadian a long-distance telephone call

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a long-distance telephone system or its operator

adv

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) by a long-distance telephone line he phoned long-distance

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	long-distance - of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call; "a long-distance call"; "a long-distance transmission line"; "a long-distance operator"
	2.	long-distance - covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

Translations

long-distance [ˈlɒŋˈdɪstəns]

A. ADJ [flight] → largo, de larga distancia; [race, runner] → de fondo; [train] → de largo recorrido

B. ADV to call sb long-distance → poner una conferencia a algn

C. CPD long-distance call N → llamada f interurbana or de larga distancia, conferencia f
long-distance bus N → autocar m, coche m de línea
long-distance runner N → corredor(a) m/f de fondo, fondista mf

long-distance [ˌlɒŋˈdɪst/əns] adj (Telec) (call) → interurbano/a; (race) → di fondo
long-distance runner → fondista m/f

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long-distance [ˌlɒŋˈdɪst/əns] adj (Telec) (call) → interurbano/a; (race) → di fondo
long-distance runner → fondista m/f