lengths

Noun

length (countable and uncountable, plural lengths)

1. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

   Synonyms:

   distance

2. Duration.
   • Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.1941, Robert Frost, The Gift Outright
3. The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
   • five lengths ahead of the field
4. Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
5. The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
6. (figuratively) Total extent.
   • the length of a book

See all 12 meanings of length