1
: relating to or fit for long distances
long-range rockets
2
: involving or taking into account a long period of time
long-range planning

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Nikola Jokić should be the league leader in long-range accuracy. Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The Lightning is by far the lightest of the available trucks with the standard range model tipping the scales at about 6,100-lbs while the Chevy and GMC top 9,000-lbs in their long-range, premium trim forms. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 And support for Ukraine from the U.S. and Europe accelerated, including an authorization to use long-range American weapons to strike militarily strategic targets within Russia. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Russia has expected to manufacture some 7 million of its own mortar and artillery shell and 3,000 long-range missiles, Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine's foreign intelligence, said on Sunday. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long-range

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of long-range was in 1809

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“Long-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-range. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

long-range

adjective
-ˈrānj
1
: relating to or fit for long distances
a long-range gun
2
: long-term
long-range planning

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