Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, suitable for, or reaching long distances.
- adjective Requiring or involving an extended span of time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a long range; capable of hitting at a long distance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective involving an extended span of time; -- of plans, goals, or predictions.
- adjective suitable for or reaching long distances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of operating over a great distance.
- adjective Involving a great period of time.
- adjective travelling over a long distance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving an extended span of time
- adjective suitable for or reaching long distances
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Examples
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North Korean state media had used the term "lodestar" in reference to Kim Jong Il, as well as for the name of long-range rockets the country tested in 1998 and 2009, the NYT reports.
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It's also the name of long-range rockets North Korea tested in 1998 and 2009.
NYT > Global Home By CHOE SANG-HUN 2012
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It's also the name of long-range rockets North Korea tested in 1998 and 2009.
NYT > Home Page By CHOE SANG-HUN 2012
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It's also the name of long-range rockets North Korea tested in 1998 and 2009.
NYT > Home Page By CHOE SANG-HUN 2012
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The unfamiliar tones of classical music can disperse loiterers, while big sound-blasters, known as "long-range acoustic devices" LRADS, have been deployed against protesters in some American states.
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The unfamiliar tones of classical music can disperse loiterers, while big sound-blasters, known as "long-range acoustic devices" LRADS, have been deployed against protesters in some American states.
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It's the short-term thinking that recently brought down the financial system and how that same lack of vision prevents long-range environmental solution planning.
Robyn Greenspan: 2010 World Business Forum: Al Gore's Slides Can Save the Planet Robyn Greenspan 2010
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It's the short-term thinking that recently brought down the financial system and how that same lack of vision prevents long-range environmental solution planning.
Robyn Greenspan: 2010 World Business Forum: Al Gore's Slides Can Save the Planet Robyn Greenspan 2010
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It's the short-term thinking that recently brought down the financial system and how that same lack of vision prevents long-range environmental solution planning.
Robyn Greenspan: 2010 World Business Forum: Al Gore's Slides Can Save the Planet Robyn Greenspan 2010
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Given current long-range forecasts for a colder-than-normal winter for much of the nation's northern states, profit could remain hot, too.
Hot Summer, Hotter Profits Paul Vigna 2010
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