1) Going between far-off places 
[adj] - covering long distances 2. [n] - a telephone call made outside the local calling area
long-distance call noun a telephone call made outside the local calling area; `I talked to her by long distance` adjective covering a long distance; `a long-distance runner`; `a long-distance freight train`; `she ran off with a long-distance truck driver`
Any swimming event more than 400 meters or 500 yards.
telephone service between distant places.