long distance

Speech parts

1. long distance - Noun

2. long distance - Adjective

3. long distance - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

a telephone call made outside the local calling area

covering a long distance

of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call

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long-distance

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Examples

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. Edward Albee

These sites have torn down the geographical divide that once prevented long distance social relationships from forming, allowing instant communication and connections to take place and a virtual second life to take hold for its users. Mike Fitzpatrick

Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call 'Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall. Chuck Berry

It was a very spasmodic courtship, conducted mainly at long distance with a great clanking of coins in dozens of phone booths. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication. Casey Kasem

If you ask for directions rudely, you might end up a long distance from your destination. Chinese Proverb

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