length

Definitions

• The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
• Duration.
• (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
• (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
• (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
• (figuratively) Total extent.
• Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.