say it: lawng-DEE-stuhns
long-distance is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call". It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call
“a long-distance call”
“a long-distance transmission line”
“a long-distance operator”
covering a long distance
“a long-distance runner”
“a long-distance freight train”
“she ran off with a long-distance truck driver”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for long-distance come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.