lengthnoun
uk/leŋθ/us/leŋθ/length noun (DISTANCE)
B1 [ C or U ] the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side:
[ C ] a piece of something such as string or pipe:
[ C ] a unit used in describing the distance by which a horse or boat wins a race, equal to the measurement from one end of the horse or boat to the other:
[ C ] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other:
More examples
- The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
- Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
- The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system.
- The mountains stretch the entire length of the country.
- Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool underwater !
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Measurements in general
- bathymetry
- deep
- dimension
- distance
- draught
- drop
- floor-length
- hecto-
- imperial
- length
- linear
- measurable
- mega
- pico-
- pitch
- ply
- tyre pressure
- unit
- vital statistics
- wheelbase
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length noun (TIME)
B2 [ C ] the amount of time something lasts:
C1 [ C or U ] the amount of writing in a book or document:
C2 for a long time:
formal If something happens at length, it happens after a long period of time:
More examples
- Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
- The children are too young for a movie of that length.
- How can it take that length of time to get dressed?
- I can't believe the length of time they spend chatting!
- I asked him to cut the length of his speech.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Measurements in general
- bathymetry
- deep
- dimension
- distance
- draught
- drop
- floor-length
- hecto-
- imperial
- length
- linear
- measurable
- mega
- pico-
- pitch
- ply
- tyre pressure
- unit
- vital statistics
- wheelbase
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: