ob‧long /ˈɒblɒŋ $ ˈɑːblɒːŋ/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: oblongus, from ob- 'toward' + longus 'long']

1. British English an oblong shape has four straight sides at 90 degrees to each other, two of which are longer than the other two Synonym : rectangular:
an oblong table

2. American English an oblong shape is much longer than it is wide:
an oblong leaf
—oblong noun [countable]

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