length

noun

1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place"the length of the table was 5 feet"
2. continuance in time"the ceremony was of short duration"
3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4. size of the gap between two places"the distance from New York to Chicago"
5. a section of something that is long and narrow"a length of timber"