Long-distance and Long-distance call

Long-distance adjective - Covering a long distance.

Long-distance call and long-distance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long-distance call" instead a noun phrase "Long-distance".

Long-distance call noun - A telephone call made outside the local calling area.

Long-distance and long-distance call are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Long-distance" with "Long-distance call", this phrases are similar.