long-distance race

collocation in English

meaningsoflong-distanceandrace

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long-distance
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk
/ˌlɒŋˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˌlɑːŋˈdɪs.təns/
travelling a long way, or separated by a ...
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race
noun
uk
/reɪs/us
/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
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(Definition oflong-distanceandracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two men are engaged upon along-distancerace.
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You made a comparison, saying that the race you have run is along-distancerace.
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I am glad that we are reaching the end of the first 20 laps of ourlong-distancerace.
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To keep up voluntary recruitment is along-distancerace, not a sprint.
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The enlargement negotiations of the last sixth months have been like along-distanceracewith a series of difficult hurdles that have had to be cleared along the way.
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He finishes in 11th place (37:11.0) in thelong-distanceraceover 11,950 metres.
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In 1977-78 it was along-distanceracerun over a mile with each league club able to nominate up to two entrants.
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The winter-daylong-distanceraceis a tradition of this school.
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Other running events included a two-stade race, and the "diolicho", which was along-distanceracethat was 20 or 24 stades long, or about two and a half miles.
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Kathy, a high school track and field athlete, overcame the severe mental and physical injury to compete in and finish along-distancerace(shown at the climax of the film).
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Long-distance races are often measured in kilometers, although exceptions exist (generally 10 mile races).
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