long-distance adj 1: of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call; "a long-distance call"; "a long-distance transmission line"; "a long-distance operator" 2: covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long- distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"
long-distance \long-distance\ adj. covering long distances; as, a long-distance runner; a long-distance telephone call. [WordNet 1.5]