long range
Spanning great distances
Long range describes something operating over or intended for great distances: a long-range missile, long-range forecast, long-range planning.
The hyphen typically appears when modifying a noun directly.
In military and aviation contexts, it specifies weapons or aircraft designed to travel far from their origin: The bomber had long-range capability.
Figuratively, long-range thinking or goals extend well into the future.
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- sniper rifleScoped firearm for distant targets
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- aimPurpose or direction
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
intercontinental · trajectory · forecasting · weather forecast · planning · strategic planning · endurance · reconnaissance · artillery · ballistic · satellite · bolt-action · target practice · sustainability · optics · projection · telescope · far
- "Long" wordslonghorn, longitude, longevity
- combat rangepoint blank, melee, close combat, hand to hand, close quarters
- aircraft range
- LPWANlow power, gateways, uplink, downlink, duty cycle
- long-term thinkingforesight, planning, strategy, vision, future
- Shootingmarksmanship, target shooting, rifle shooting, competitive shooting, sport shooting
long rangeshort-term
Of limited duration
short range · near-term · immediate · short-run · current
long rangeshort range
Covering minimal span
close range · short-distance · point-blank · close-quarters · nearby
long rangeshort-term
Of limited duration
immediate · myopic · short-sighted · tactical · reactive