Definitions for the word "length" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. a.
The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
Distance.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To lengthen.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
1 measurement or extent from end to end. 2 extent in or of time. 3 distance a thing extends. 4 length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. 5 long stretch or extent. 6 degree of thoroughness in action (went to great lengths). 7 piece of a certain length (length of cloth). 8 prosody quantity of a vowel or syllable. 9 cricket a distance from the batsman at which the ball pitches. B proper amount of this. 10 length of a swimming-pool as a measure of distance swum. at length 1 in detail. 2 after a long time. [old english: related to *long1]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. slang
forty-two lines of a dramatic composition.—_Theatrical._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
10. slang
six months’ imprisonment. _See_ STRETCH.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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