long-distance

Adjective

long-distance (comparative longer-distance, superlative longest-distance)

1. Over a great length or distance.
   • He is a long-distance runner.
   • In the short to medium term, there appears to be no practical alternative to petroleum-based traction power. An electric long-distance lorry is like a concrete air balloon - its weight in batteries exceeds its carrying capacity.2020 May 6, Prof. Andrew McNaughton, “Time to challenge some sacred philosophies of recent years”, in Rail, page 35
2. Referring to a nonlocal telephone call; a toll call.
   • The hotel does not allow for long-distance phone calls.
3. Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them.
   • They are in a long-distance relationship.
   • Long-distance lovers are often not too sure just what they are feeling. Worse, they are often not too sure what their absent playmates want them to be feeling.2009, Wesley L. Ford, How to Pick a Lover: For Women Who Want to Win at Love, page 176