(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.

plural of long stop

Alternative spelling of yearlong.

A firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder.

Alternative spelling of yearlong.

plural of long ball

(printing, dated) The size of type between bourgeois and small pica, standardized as 10-point.

(soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving. / (baseball) A home run / (basketball) A three-point shot.

(cricket) A fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position

The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.