long-range en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Operating, or capable of operating, over a great distance.
Long-range missiles can shoot down any planes before they can even be seen.
I heard the flutter of a camera, saw a man a few yards behind me taking photos with a long-range lens.
2024, Megan Miranda, Daughter of Mine, Scribner, page 95:Carroll struck twice - the first a spectacular long-range strike - as Liverpool established a deserved three-goal lead by the interval and kept their own European ambitions alive with a vibrant display.
2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
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Involving a great period of time.
Long-range planning is not my specialty.
Where do you see the group going in the next few years? Do you have any long range plans?
1984 December 15, Charles Fuller, Henry Craig Chinn, “Black Men's Association of Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 22, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longest-range | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| longrange | alternative | lexicographic | |
| longer-range | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
LR · extra-long-range · long-range reconnaissance patrol
Relateds
long range · intermediate-range · extra-long-range · medium-range · close-range · extended-range · short-range
Synonyms
Translations (12)
ru долгосро́чный (Involving a great period of time) · az uzaqvuran (Capable of operating over a great distance) · bg далекобоен (Capable of operating over a great distance) · ru дальнобо́йный (Capable of operating over a great distance) · it a lunga gittata (Capable of operating over a great distance) · tr uzun menzilli (Capable of operating over a great distance) · ru да́льнего де́йствия (Capable of operating over a great distance) · ru да́льний (Capable of operating over a great distance) · be дальнабо́йны (Capable of operating over a great distance) · uk далекобі́йний (Capable of operating over a great distance) · ru издалека́ (Travelling over a long distance) · tr uzun erim (Capable of operating over a great distance)