long and large; tall and massive; huge in scale
A somewhat formal descriptive word for something physically very long, tall, or large-scale. Commonly used as 長大な before nouns such as 橋, トンネル, 建造物, or 文章.
Antonyms: 短小
A long, massive bridge spans the bay.
The tunnel was longer and larger than I had expected.
A long, massive bridge spans this river.
A very long tunnel cutting through the mountain was completed.
His report was such a long piece of writing that it took a while to read.