long-range
adjective
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
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Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile attacks have disrupted energy facilities and manufacturing deep inside Russia, with three regions reporting strikes Wednesday.
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Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile attacks have disrupted energy facilities and manufacturing deep inside Russia, with three regions reporting strikes Wednesday.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Plugging a key gap Israel’s provision of the Iron Dome gives the UAE a major boon in its drone defenses, with its primary air defenses — acquired from the United States, Russia, South Korea, and Israel — focused on countering medium and long-range cruise and ballistic missiles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
The American version is intended to defend the entire continental United States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2026
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Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile attacks have disrupted energy facilities and manufacturing deep inside Russia, with three regions reporting strikes Wednesday.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Plugging a key gap Israel’s provision of the Iron Dome gives the UAE a major boon in its drone defenses, with its primary air defenses — acquired from the United States, Russia, South Korea, and Israel — focused on countering medium and long-range cruise and ballistic missiles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
The American version is intended to defend the entire continental United States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for long-range
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“Long-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-range. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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