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Long-range   /lˈɔŋrˈeɪndʒ/   Listen
adjective
long-range  adj.  
1.
Involving an extended span of time; of plans, goals, or predictions; as, long-range goals; a long-range weather forecast.
2.
Suitable for or reaching long distances; as, a long-range missile; long-range nuclear capability.





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"Long-range" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Aircars, long-range detectors and stunguns are standard equipment in such work," Dr. Droon acknowledged. "Gas and poison are employed, of course, as circumstances dictate. The collectors were relatively successful ...
— Novice • James H. Schmitz
... to try to circumvent them by their own weapons of wits. I have a little plan which I don't dare whisper to you lest their long-range ears get in their work. We are just about to start for ...
— Our Next-Door Neighbors • Belle Kanaris Maniates
... more than a waste of ammunition long-range artillery fire requires constant and accurate observation; but this most necessary condition is rendered impossible of attainment in the midst of ...
— New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various
... so near to such a determined enemy, at once lowered her boats and began to tow out, followed by her consort. At the entrance to the bay, however, the smaller of the two again brought-to and began firing at our poor ship with a 24-pounder, or other long-range gun, and every shot struck. It was then that the mate and his crew, enraged at the death of the captain, and finding that the ship was likely to be pounded to pieces, determined to get under weigh and come to close quarters with the enemy, ...
— "Old Mary" - 1901 • Louis Becke
... high-speed, long-range devices developed here on earth. Such an advance (which the Air Force has denied) would require an almost incredible leap in technical progress even for American ...
— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe


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