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Long-distance

adjective

Of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call. "A long-distance transmission line" , "A long-distance operator"

Covering a long distance. "A long-distance freight train" , "She ran off with a long-distance truck driver"

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"Long-distance" Quotes from Famous Books

... may at least be truthful. Besides, it is sometimes wiser to make long-distance confessions than to tell the truth face to face. Then listen, dear Heart, it was not Philip, but poor Jessica who was vanquished that day as we walked through the lanes and fields around Morningtown. I do not know ...

— The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance • Paul Elmer More

... impressive corpse," whimpered Peggy, "but them specs gave me a terrible turn when I saw them first. The second look sorter took away the shock. I do hope," Peggy sighed, "I do hope them specs was long-distance ones. The good Lord knows Mrs. Birkdale had favourable reasons for seeing ...

— Joyce of the North Woods • Harriet T. Comstock

... for long-distance calling domestic: microwave radio relay network for trunk lines international: tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - ...

— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... S, and a small plate at the back of the transmitter. Voice vibrations compress G G, and allow current to pass more freely from D to C. This form of microphone is very delicate, and unequalled for long-distance transmission. ...

— How it Works • Archibald Williams

... as Clayton descended in the elevator, he realized that he had no claim whatever upon Robert Wade's friendship. "He has not betrayed me," murmured the now defiant cashier. "He is only the human 'transmitter' in Hugh Worthington's 'long-distance telephone' ...

— The Midnight Passenger • Richard Henry Savage

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