Long Distance (Noun)
Meaning
A telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She made a long distance call to her sister who was living abroad for college.
- Long distance calls to other countries can be extremely expensive on certain phone plans.
- He had to pay extra for the long distance charges on his cell phone bill.
- It used to be quite expensive for individuals to make a long distance call, especially overseas.
- They relied on long distance phone calls and letters to stay in touch when they were apart.