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

The rookie opened the scoring in the 24th minute after midfielder Katie O’Kane’s long-range effort bounced through Angel City’s penalty area. — ABC News, 27 July 2026

Saturn stations retrograde in your 9th House of Learning, Travel, and Belief, asking you to review the ideas, plans, and long-range goals that shape your future. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Its main weapons bay is associated primarily with long-range air-to-air missiles, while smaller side bays carry short-range missiles. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

The models involved in the current incident involving Hugging Face reportedly operated independently for days, which would seem to meet that long-range autonomy standard. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 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