long-range

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˈrānj 

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

Examples of long-range in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4½ years after Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4½ years after Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4 ½ years after Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. — NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

The Pentagon, for example, was forced to withdraw its B-1 long-range bombers last weekend from Royal Air Force base Fairford, about 100 miles west of London, following an alleged terrorist plot in which five men were arrested. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for long-range

• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange
• interchange
• rearrange

Kids Definition

long-range

adjective

-ˈrānj

1

: relating to or fit for long distances

a long-range gun

2

: long-term

long-range planning