Noun
a telephone call made outside the local calling area
Source: WordNetAnother dream. Another long-distance call on my phantom party line. No wonder i had steadfastly refused to have dreams for most of my life. So stupid; such pointless, obvious symbols. Totally uncontrollable anxiety soup, hateful, blatant nonsense. Jeff Lindsay
I talked to her by long distance Source: Internet
Employees can call the operator and the operator can make the long-distance call for them. Source: Internet
I also gaze into a crystal ball and make a long-distance call to a Zambian witch doctor. Source: Internet
Note that it is often easier to make a long-distance call rather than a local call after a disaster strikes. Source: Internet