Definition of "long-range" []

• Of, suitable for, or reaching long distances: long-range missiles. (adjective)
• Requiring or involving an extended span of time: long-range planning. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "North Korean state media had used the term "lodestar" in reference to Kim Jong Il, as well as for the name of long-range rockets the country tested in 1998 and 2009, the NYT reports."
• "It's also the name of long-range rockets North Korea tested in 1998 and 2009."
• "The unfamiliar tones of classical music can disperse loiterers, while big sound-blasters, known as "long-range acoustic devices" LRADS, have been deployed against protesters in some American states."