long-legged

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having legs that are long in proportion to the body

   The long-legged undertaker crossed the room in a few quiet strides.

2. 2
   adj

   having a long operating range, especially of an aircraft or ship

   The long-legged patrol aircraft could remain over the ocean for many hours.

A transparent compound of long + legged. The physical sense applies to people and animals; engineers later extended the image to vehicles capable of traveling unusually long distances.

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